Citation

Kojima A, Elfferding S, Kubota H. Int. J. Intell. Transp. Syst. Res. 2015; 13(1): 9-16.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s13177-013-0075-7

PMID

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Abstract

The authors investigated the phenomenon of "intelligent rat-runners"--that is, road drivers that use car navigation systems to drive through residential areas in order to avoid congested traffic on arterial roads. A nationwide questionnaire survey revealed that some of such drivers, as a result of having to look at the displays of their navigation systems, have had experiences that could have resulted in serious accidents. A driving experiment conducted showed that drivers with access to information about narrow streets and route guidance through their navigation systems have a greater tendency to avoid congested arterial roads by turning into residential areas.

Language: en