Using driving simulation to understand driver complacency at passive rail level crossings
Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 08:30
in Mathematics & Economics
In a new Human Factors article, researchers have shown that a validated advanced driving simulator is an effective tool for examining risky behavior at passive rail level crossings, where static signs alert drivers to stop. Such crossings have been the scene of significant global fatalities, but studying driver behavior in the real world to make them safer is not practical—hence the need for simulation.