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Trans. Planning Journal
| Title | THE EFFECTS OF USER INTERFACES OF AUDITORY COLLISION AVOIDANCE WARNING SYSTEMS AND IN-VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS ON YOUNG MALE DRIVERS’ REACTION TIME |
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| Author | Wan-Hui Chen, Fu-Chuan Wu, Szu-Wei Lee, Wei-Shin Huang |
| Summary | Traffic accidents are often caused by driver negligence. Vehicles with advanced safety features may use a collision avoidance warning system (CAWS) to help alert drivers and prevent collisions. In recent years, in-vehicle information systems (IVIS) have become a common way to provide a variety of useful information to drivers, including collision avoidance warning messages, actual driving speed and other information. These IVIS systems can enhance convenience and safety for drivers, but may also be a distraction and consequently lead to accidents. This study employs a driving simulator to explore, when drivers are distracted by different IVIS interfaces, the effects of different types of auditory collision warning messages on drivers’ perception-reaction time when unexpected events occur (e.g. the preceding vehicle brakes suddenly or another vehicle runs a red light at an intersection). Our experimental findings indicate that the factors affecting drivers’ perception-reaction time for unexpected events include types of events, whether an event is the first one, types of auditory collision warning systems, and the degree of interference on drivers of the timing of the appearance of IVIS messages. |
| Vol. | 36 |
| No. | 2 |
| Page | 231 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Month | 6 |
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