Analysis of Driver's Consciousness Level Deterioration in Underground Urban Expressway
2004; Volume: 21; Linguagem: Inglês
10.2208/journalip.21.915
ISSN1884-8303
AutoresTerumitsu HIRATA, Yuichi Iijima, Tetsuo Yai,
Tópico(s)Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
ResumoThis paper focuses on consciousness level deterioration while driving in a long urban expressway tunnel. Experiments are conducted using a driving simulator. In urban expressway tunnel, drivers might experience high mental load because of spatial pressure, high traffic volume, and conflict with other vehicles at merging sections. On the other hand, monotonous visual stimulus inside tunnel decreases driver's consciousness level. Using experiments where the relatively monotonous traffic conditions are assumed, results indicate that the driver's consciousness level can deteriorate especially when driving at basic segment between merging sections, and that of elderly drivers can deteriorate more than taxi drivers.
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