Journal Article
Driver Response to Right Turning Path Intrusions at Signalized Intersections
2020-04-14
2020-01-0884
Previously researched path intrusion scenarios include left-turning hazard vehicles which intrude laterally across the path of the through driver. A right turning vehicle, however, creates a scenario where a hazard which was initially travelling perpendicular to the driver can intrude into the through driver’s path without also occupying the adjacent through lanes. This hazard scenario has not been previously investigated. The purpose of this research was to determine driver response time (DRT) and response choice to a right turning vehicle that merges abruptly into the lane of the oncoming through driver. Using an Oktal full car driving simulator, 107 licenced drivers (NFemale = 57, NMale = 50) completed a five-minute practice drive followed by a ten-minute experimental drive containing two conditions of the right turn hazard, presented in a counterbalanced order.