مقاله The impact of perceptual treatments on driver's behavior: From driving simulator studies to field tests

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Our study focused on the lateral position of drivers in relation to risk on rural crest vertical curves, using a field site proposed by a local operator of the French road network (Conseil Général de Maine-et-Loire, 49). The final goal was to test one road treatment on this field site. The study consisted of three stages. The first, using driving simulators, selected two perceptual treatments (i.e., rumble strips on both sides of the centerline and sealed shoulders) from five that were tested in order to help drivers maintain lateral control when driving on crest vertical curves. The rumble strips were installed first on the field site. The second stage was to develop a diagnostic device specifically in order to evaluate, on the field site, the impact of a perceptual treatment on the driver's performance (i.e., lateral position). This diagnostic device was installed in the field upstream and downstream of the target crest vertical curve. The third stage was to collect the data during two periods, before and after the centerline rumble strips were installed. We then compared the results obtained in the field study with those from the driving simulator studies. The comparison showed that, as in the simulator studies, the centerline rumble strips on the crest vertical curve affected lateral positions, causing the participants to drive closer to the center of the lane. Finally, the results showed the usefulness of driving simulators in the road design process.

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Jean-Michel Auberlet [ Université Paris Est, IFSTTAR-LEPSIS, F-75732 Paris, France ]

Florence Rosey [ CETE Normandie Centre – DESGI & ERA 34, 10 chemin de la poudrière, F-76121 Le Grand Quevilly Cedex, France ]

Françoise Anceaux [ LAMIH – UMR CNRS 8530, Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis – Le Mont Houy, F-59313 Valenciennes Cedex 9, France ]

Sébastien Aubin [ CER-ESEO, 4 rue Merlet de la Boulaye – BP30926, F-49009 Angers Cedex 01, France ]

Patrice Briand [ CETE de l’Ouest, LRPC Angers, 23 Avenue de l’Amiral Chauvin – BP 69, F-49136 Les ponts-de-Cé Cedex, France ]

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Driving simulator Validation Trajectory monitoring station Perceptual treatments Lateral position

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