TY - JOUR PY - 2023// TI - Drivers' responses to stopped and slowed lead vehicles during nighttime JO - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society annual meeting A1 - Oliver, Myriam A1 - DeLucia, Patricia R. A1 - Jupe, Jason A1 - Dudley, LeGrand A1 - Weaver, Bradley W. SP - 1262 EP - 1263 VL - 67 IS - 1 N2 - We previously showed that, in daytime, drivers responded to stopped and slow-moving lead vehicles gradually, rather than suddenly when optical expansion rate reached.006 rad/s. Here we examined whether this occurs in (simulated) nighttime driving. We recorded expansion rate and lead vehicle's time on screen at six driver inputs (from early- release accelerator to late- slam on brakes) to stopped and slow-moving vehicles. Two groups of participants responded differently to slowmoving vehicles; one group released the accelerator, and one group applied unanticipated-level braking. Responses to stopped vehicles occurred when expansion rate reached.005 rad/s, close to the.006 rad/s reported for immediate hazard perception. Time on screen was longer in daytime than nighttime for slow-moving vehicles for later inputs, suggesting that daytime drivers see the vehicle sooner and better estimate how much time they have to respond. Effects of cell phone conversation and expectancy were not significant.

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LA - en SN - 2169-5067 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21695067231192878 ID - ref1 ER -