TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Flashing in-curb LEDs and beacons at unsignalized crosswalks and driver's visual attention to pedestrians during nighttime
JO  - Ergonomics
A1  - Lantieri, Claudio
A1  - Costa, Marco
A1  - Vignali, Valeria
A1  - Acerra, Ennia Mariapaola
A1  - Marchetti, Pierclaudio
A1  - Simone, Andrea
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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 "Yield here to pedestrians" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0014-0139
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2020.1834149
ID  - ref1
ER  -