| Title: | A preliminary assessment of rider/driver gaze behaviour in slovenian urban areas |
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| Authors: | ID Tollazzi, Tomaž (Author)
ID Moharić, Matej (Author)
ID Gruden, Chiara (Author) |
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| Files: |  sustainability-14-02056.pdf (3,01 MB)
MD5: 767C870685509E69493F89AD99BACDF3
 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/4/2056
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FGPA - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture
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| Abstract: | Motorcycle riders are an increasing group of road users. The intrinsic characteristics of
powered two wheelers (PTW) allow them to be particularly flexible, both in urban and extra-urban
environments. Nevertheless, crash statistics indicate that riders involved in road accidents are highly
likely to suffer severe injuries, underlining the vulnerability of this group of road users. An element
that can greatly affect the safety of PTW users is road design, as roads are usually designed for
two-track vehicles (cars, buses, and lorries) and do not consider the needs of PTWs. Additionally,
handling a motorcycle is quite different from driving a car; thus, the behaviour of riders is different to
that of drivers. The aim of this paper is to compare how different road designs are perceived by riders
and drivers and to preliminarily assess if riders’ behaviour and attention allocation are related. For
the purpose of this research, an eye-tracking experiment was developed outdoors. Both drivers and
riders travelled along a route comprising four different road designs and various road layouts, and
the output was analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Although it was not possible to carry
out a statistical analysis due to the limited number of participants, the results demonstrate that there
is a difference in the gaze behaviour of drivers and riders, with the latter being far more focused on
the left-hand side of the road and concentrating on defined elements of road design. Furthermore, the
experiment demonstrated that a higher number of fixations is related to lower speeds. Finally, it was
noted that both kinds of road users focus fairly well on the carriageway, leading to the conclusion that
the indications given through road markings may be much more effective than vertical signalisation,
which has rarely been observed. |
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| Keywords: | road safety, powered two-wheelers (PTW), ridera, eye-tracking, gaze behavior |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 05.01.2022 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 03.02.2022 |
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| Publication date: | 11.02.2022 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI |
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| Year of publishing: | 2022 |
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| Number of pages: | 18 str. |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 14, iss. 4 (2056) |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-92061  |
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| UDC: | 623.437.2 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2071-1050 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 97334787 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/su14042056 |
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| Copyright: | © 2022 by the authors |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 13.03.2025 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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