Time-to-collision judgments under realistic driving conditions
Abbreviated Journal Title
Hum. Factors
Keywords
INFORMATION; BRAKING; Behavioral Sciences; Engineering, Industrial; Ergonomics; Psychology, ; Applied; Psychology
Abstract
Objective: This study examined perceived time to collision (TTC) with automobile drivers under realistic approach, rear-end crash scenario conditions. Background: TTC refers to the time before impact if prevailing conditions continue. Method: In this test track study involving 51 drivers ranging from 20 to 70 years old, the driver's vision was occluded at either 3.6 or 5.6 s TTC during an in-lane approach to a lead vehicle. Drivers provided TTC estimates by pressing a button the instant they felt that they would have collided with the vehicle ahead. Results: Results indicated that TTC was consistently underestimated. The TTC ratio (perceived TTC/actual TTC) increased as driver speed decreased and as relative speed increased. These ratios were largely unaffected by age, gender, actual TTC, viewing time (1 s vs. continuous), and the presence of an eyes-forward, mental addition distraction task. Conclusion: Overall, these results suggest that under these low TTC conditions drivers estimate TTC in a relatively uniform fashion and that they are capable of providing this estimate based on a brief glimpse to the vehicle ahead. Application: These results are being used to develop an alert timing approach for a forward collision warning system intended to assist drivers in avoiding rear-end crashes with the vehicle ahead.
Journal Title
Human Factors
Volume
48
Issue/Number
2
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
334
Last Page
345
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0018-7208
Recommended Citation
"Time-to-collision judgments under realistic driving conditions" (2006). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 6292.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/6292
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