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Road safety is increasingly threatened by distracted driving. Studies have shown that there is a significantly increased risk for a driver of being involved in a car crash due to visual distractions (not watching the road), manual distractions (hands...

Introduction: Patients with orthopedic injuries often require cast immobilization therapy using casts. Driving with a cast on the right lower limb restricts many things. This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with driving capacity aft...

This study investigates the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and driving behavior in a highway environment using a driving simulator. A total of 46 young drivers aged 19 to 27 years participated in the experiment. Cardiorespiratory fitn...

Background: Driving is a critical determinant of independence, social participation, and access to healthcare among older adults. Age-related declines in attention, executive function, working memory, and processing speed can adversely affect driving...

Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in the world. Limited information about the effects of cannabis on visual function is available, and more detail about the possible impact of visual effects on car driving is required. This study investig...

Horizontal curves have been a significant safety concern on roads for years, often resulting in a high incidence of crashes. A European Road Safety Observatory report indicated that 53% of road crashes in the EU in 2020 occurred on rural roads, mainl...

This study aims to investigate left- and right-side merging sections on urban underground roads based on virtual reality driving simulator experiments. The behaviors investigated were changed by acceleration lane in the merging section, including 100...

Acquired brain injury (ABI) often results in cognitive and motor impairments that can compromise driving ability, an essential aspect of independence and social participation. This study utilized a custom-designed driving simulator to compare driving...

Roundabouts are considered as one of the most efficient forms of intersection that substantially reduce the types of crashes that result in injury or loss of life. Nevertheless, they do not eliminate collision risks, especially when human error plays...

Intersections, especially those without traffic signals, are prone to frequent traffic accidents and disorder. The regulation of vehicle speed is an effective measure that can be taken in order to mitigate accidents and alleviate disorder at unsignal...

Drivers are vulnerable to inclement weather such as heavy rainstorms and severe rain-induced waterlogging. A thorough investigation of drivers’ driving behavior during rainstorms and waterlogging is a strong basis on which characteristics of tr...

Traffic calming devices (TCMs) are widely implemented to reduce urban vehicle speeds; however, their influence on drivers’ direct control inputs remains underexplored. This study examines how drivers redistribute braking, throttle and steering...

With the aim of maintaining a decent level of accessibility, the presence of intersections, often in high numbers, is one of the typical features of rural roads. However, evidence from literature shows that increasing intersection density increases t...

The active safety of tractors remains a major concern in rural road environments, where tractor drivers face high crash risks due to limited vehicle visibility. In Serbia, 1.4% of crashes involve tractors, mainly due to poor visibility (64.3%), lack...

Clinicians who do not specialize in driving have a need for simple assessment tools for both the aging population and new drivers. While many researchers focus on complex driving scenarios presented on simulators or on-road driving, this exploratory...

While bus transit plays a critical role in promoting urban transport sustainable development, the phenomenon of bus bunching has brought severe challenges. To alleviate bus bunching, speed control strategies have been widely used to improve the stabi...

This study tested the effects of lane width, lane position and edge shoulder width on driving behavior for a three-lane underground urban expressway. A driving simulator was used with 24 volunteer test subjects. Five lane widths (2.85, 3.00, 3.25, 3....

Traffic accidents remain a leading cause of mortality worldwide. In Spain, a total of 9666 accidents occurred on curves in 2023, highlighting the need for effective speed management strategies. This study analyses, using a driving simulator, the effe...

This research explores the impact of visual distraction duration from multifunctional in-car displays on driver safety. Utilizing a driving simulator and eye-tracking technology, this study involved 35 participants in visual search and car-following...

Depression is characterized by mental, emotional and executive dysfunction. Among its symptoms, sleep disturbance and anxiety are very common. The effects of depression and its treatment may have an impact on driving behaviour. In order to evaluate d...

The paper evaluates the DARS Traffic Plus mobile application within a realistic driving simulator environment to assess its impact on driving safety and user experience, particularly focusing on the Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS)....

Research on the role of non-driving related tasks (NDRT) in the area of automated driving is indispensable. At the same time, the construct mode awareness has received considerable interest in regard to human–machine interface (HMI) evaluation....

Driving simulators are increasingly being incorporated by driving schools into a training process for a variety of vehicles. The motion platform is a major component integrated into simulators to enhance the sense of presence and fidelity of the driv...

The increase in the number of electric bicycles worldwide has resulted in a rise in the number of traffic accidents involving e-bicyclists. Previous studies have been based on analyzing the use, advantages and disadvantages of e-bicycles, whereas onl...

As vehicle driving evolves from human-controlled to autonomous, human–machine interaction ensures intuitive usage as well as the feedback from vehicle occupants to the machine for optimising controls. The feedback also improves understanding of...

Horizontal curves of rural highways are prone to a considerably high number of fatalities because an erroneous perception can lead to unsafe driving. This generally occurs when a driver fails to notice the highway geometry or changes in the driving e...

Traffic calming measures are widely used to reduce operating speeds and mitigate crash risk in urban corridors; however, the way drivers adapt their control strategy when traversing Berlin speed cushions is still poorly described from a multivariate...

Distraction is a major causal factor of road crashes, and very young and older drivers seem to be particularly susceptible to distracting stimuli; however, the possibilities of exploring the causes for increased distractibility of these groups in rea...

Driving simulators serve as valuable instruments for traffic safety research because they enable the creation of various scenarios that are hard to replicate in the real world. Eye tracker devices have proven to be immensely beneficial in studying ey...

In mixed pedestrian–vehicle traffic environments, overtaking pedestrians by vehicles is a prevalent and complex human–vehicle interaction scenario. However, this maneuver often leads to accidents, resulting in injuries and fatalities, pri...

Background: The aging population in Japan has led to an increase in traffic accidents involving elderly drivers, highlighting the need for measures to enhance driving safety. Post-total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients must regain their driving abili...

Takeover safety remains a critical human-factors issue in conditionally automated driving because drivers must resume manual control under limited time and varying traffic conditions. This study examined how auditory alert urgency influences takeover...

Exposure therapy approaches are recognized as effective treatments for specific phobias; however, certain phobias, such as fear of driving on urban highways, present unique challenges in order to expose the patient to the triggering stimuli in a safe...

A PC-based training program (Road Awareness and Perception Training or RAPT; Pradhan et al., 2009), proven effective for improving young novice drivers’ hazard anticipation skills, did not fully maximize the hazard anticipation performance of y...

The ability to drive depends on the motor, visual, and cognitive functions, which are necessary to integrate information and respond appropriately to different situations that occur in traffic. The study aimed to evaluate older drivers in a driving s...

Speeding is one of the most relevant risk behaviours for serious and fatal road traffic accidents, particularly among young drivers, being the cause of approximately every third road traffic accident. Due to this background, many road traffic safety...

Vehicle automation is linked to various benefits, such as increase in fuel and transport efficiency as well as increase in driving comfort. However, automation also comes with a variety of possible downsides, e.g., loss of situational awareness, loss...

In the realm of conditionally automated driving, understanding the crucial transition phase after a takeover is paramount. This study delves into the concept of post-takeover stabilization by analyzing data recorded in two driving simulator experimen...

Higher levels of automated driving may offer the possibility to sleep in the driver’s seat in the car, and it is foreseeable that drivers will voluntarily or involuntarily fall asleep when they do not need to drive. Post-sleep performance impai...

During highly automated driving, the passenger is allowed to conduct non-driving related activities (NDRA) and no longer has to act as a fallback at the functional limits of the driving automation system. Previous research has shown that at lower lev...

Occupational therapists need objective tools to evaluate and provide interventions that promote the recovery and rehabilitation of clients. Driving, a common goal for clients after an injury or illness, is a complex task that relies on visual, cognit...

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are still facing prejudices about limited range, making them unattractive for many customers. However, their locally emission-free operation and the ability to recover kinetic energy during braking manoeuvres are significant a...

Methods used to evaluate the impact of Intelligent Transport System (ITS) services on road safety are usually based on expert assessments or statistical studies. However, commonly used methods are challenging to apply in the planning process of ITS s...

Context-adaptive functions are not new in the driving context, but even so, investigations into these functions concerning the automation human–machine interface (aHMI) have yet to be carried out. This study presents research into context-adaptive av...

Partially automated driving (PAD, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) level 2) features provide steering and brake/acceleration support, while the driver must constantly supervise the support feature and intervene if needed to maintain safety. PAD...

Partially automated driving functions (SAE Level 2) can control a vehicle’s longitudinal and lateral movements. However, taking over the driving task involves automation risks that the driver must manage. In severe accidents, the driver’s...

Drivers’ response time means that drivers act after a judgment is made when an emergency action signal is needed. Drivers have different feelings while driving, and the response time to sudden situations differs. The main purpose of this study...

The study investigates how the presence of traffic signalling elements (road markings and traffic signs) affects the behaviour of young drivers in night-time conditions. Statistics show that young drivers (≤30 years old) are often involved in road...

Drowsy driving imposes a high safety risk. Current systems often use driving behavior parameters for driver drowsiness detection. The continuous driving automation reduces the availability of these parameters, therefore reducing the scope of such met...

Under the general trend of mixed traffic flow, an in-depth understanding of the driving behaviors of traditional vehicles is of great significance for the design of autonomous vehicles and the improvement in the safety and acceptance of autonomous ve...