@article{ref1,
title="Flashing in-curb LEDs and beacons at unsignalized crosswalks and driver's visual attention to pedestrians during nighttime",
journal="Ergonomics",
year="2020",
author="Lantieri, Claudio and Costa, Marco and Vignali, Valeria and Acerra, Ennia Mariapaola and Marchetti, Pierclaudio and Simone, Andrea",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Driver's visual attention (eye movements) and driving behavior (kinematic data) were assessed when approaching an experimental crosswalk that included flashing white in-curb LED strips, flashing orange beacons, backlit &quot;Yield here to pedestrians&quot; vertical signs, and enhanced lighting when a staged pedestrian attempted to cross. An experimental condition in which all devices were active was compared with a control condition in which only enhanced lighting and backlit vertical signs were active. The results showed a significant increase of motorists' yielding compliance, distance of first fixation to the pedestrian area, standard deviation for horizontal eye movements in the experimental condition. The introduction of flashing in-curb LED strips and flashing orange beacons proved to be very effective in increasing the nighttime safety of the pedestrian crossing.Practitioner Summary: The study investigated the effects of flashing in-curb LED strips and beacons on driver's visual attention (eye movements) and speed when approaching a crosswalk during nighttime. The results showed that the combination of these flashing devices significantly increased yielding compliance and the distance of pedestrian detection.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0014-0139",
doi="10.1080/00140139.2020.1834149",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2020.1834149"
}