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DOI	10.1016/j.trf.2021.02.015
	Sandstorm animations on rural expressways: The impact of variable message sign strategies on driver behavior in low visibility conditions
	Reinolsmann, Nora; Alhajyaseen, Wael; Brijs, Tom; Pirdavani, Ali; Hussain, Qinaat; Brijs, Kris
通讯作者	Alhajyaseen, W (corresponding author), Qatar Univ, Coll Engn, Qatar Transportat & Traff Safety Ctr, POB 2713, Doha, Qatar.
来源期刊	TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR
ISSN	1369-8478
EISSN	1873-5517
出版年	2021
卷号	78 页码:308-325
英文摘要	Problem: Evolving sandstorms on rural expressways in desert countries impair drivers' con -trast vision and increase the risk of serious crashes due to delayed speed adjustments. Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) such as Variable Message Signs (VMS) conveying warn-ings can be activated to address drivers' speed adaptation before entering a low visibility zone. To improve drivers' understanding of the hazard, a sandstorm animation visualizing turbulent sand and its consequences was designed and compared with a general warning pictogram, which is applied if no specific weather pictogram is available. Moreover, mini-mum warning distances of the VMS to the low visibility zone were tested (e.g., 300 m or 500 m). Method: Sixty-three participants from the State of Qatar drove in a driving simulator through clear, transition, and low visibility conditions on a rural expressway. A repeated analysis of variances was conducted to examine the impact of the two on-road warning displays on driving behavior. Results: The results showed that the sandstorm animation was similarly effective as a gen-eric warning pictogram in reducing driving speeds before entering the transition and low visibility zone, irrespective of being displayed 500 m or 300 m away. However, the sand-storm animation resulted in consistent similar speed reductions within the low visibility zone, whereas the generic warning pictogram did either perform better or worse after sev-eral encounters with a sandstorm. Drivers did strongly agree that the animation is clearly referring to the issue of low visibility, which can be beneficial for recurring low visibility conditions. Practical applications: 1.) Displaying a sandstorm animation is beneficial for rural expressway sections with recurring degrading visibility and low traffic densities, whereas a warning pictogram can be more effective in speed reductions if drivers expect additional traffic hazards. 2.) Roadway authorities have the flexibility to activate a VMS sandstorm warning even for minimum warning distances. (c) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
英文关键词	Display design Adverse weather Minimum warning distance Speed reduction Driving simulator
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000641904800024
WOS关键词	TRAFFIC SIGNS ; DRIVING-SIMULATOR ; FOGGY CONDITIONS ; WARNING SYSTEMS ; SPEED ; COMPREHENSION ; PERFORMANCE ; PERCEPTION ; RISK
WOS类目	Psychology, Applied ; Transportation
WOS研究方向	Psychology ; Transportation
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/351905
作者单位	[Reinolsmann, Nora; Alhajyaseen, Wael; Hussain, Qinaat] Qatar Univ, Coll Engn, Qatar Transportat & Traff Safety Ctr, POB 2713, Doha, Qatar; [Reinolsmann, Nora; Brijs, Tom; Pirdavani, Ali; Brijs, Kris] UHasselt, Transportat Res Inst IMOB, Agoralaan, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium; [Pirdavani, Ali] UHasselt, Fac Engn Technol, Agoralaan, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Reinolsmann, Nora,Alhajyaseen, Wael,Brijs, Tom,et al. Sandstorm animations on rural expressways: The impact of variable message sign strategies on driver behavior in low visibility conditions[J],2021,78:308-325.
APA	Reinolsmann, Nora,Alhajyaseen, Wael,Brijs, Tom,Pirdavani, Ali,Hussain, Qinaat,&Brijs, Kris.(2021).Sandstorm animations on rural expressways: The impact of variable message sign strategies on driver behavior in low visibility conditions.TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR,78,308-325.
MLA	Reinolsmann, Nora,et al."Sandstorm animations on rural expressways: The impact of variable message sign strategies on driver behavior in low visibility conditions".TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR 78(2021):308-325.