TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of the Rural Intersection Active Warning System (RIAWS) on driver speed
T2 - A driving simulator study
AU - Meuleners, Lynn B.
AU - Fraser, Michelle L.
AU - Roberts, Paul
PY - 2020/6
Y1 - 2020/6
N2 - The Rural Intersection Active Warning System (RIAWS) is an innovative road safety treatment designed to slow traffic on major approaches to a high-risk rural intersection when vehicles are turning or crossing into or out of the side roads, thus reducing fatal and serious casualties. A 2 × 2 experimental driving simulation study was undertaken which aimed to determine the impact of signage (RIAWS versus traditional painted) and sign content (80 km/h versus slow down) on drivers’ instantaneous speed at rural intersections. The driving simulator assessment was completed by 96 drivers aged between 18 and 80 years with a current WA C class licence (passenger vehicle). This provided a total of 384 observations. The results of a two-way ANOVA found a significant interaction effect between speed signage and sign content (F(1,3) = 11.78, p < 0.001). The RIAWS “80 km/h” sign resulted in significantly lower instantaneous speeds than all other types of signs including RIAWS “slow down signs (p < 0.001), traditional painted “80 km/h” signs (p = 0.023) and traditional painted “slow down” signs (p = 0.001). Overall, the study found that RIAWS “80 km/h” sign and not the RIAWS “slow down” sign provided the most effective option for reducing driver speeds on approach to rural intersections. Further research is needed to determine the most effective placement of the RIAWS “80 km/h” signs and how they perform on curved roads.
AB - The Rural Intersection Active Warning System (RIAWS) is an innovative road safety treatment designed to slow traffic on major approaches to a high-risk rural intersection when vehicles are turning or crossing into or out of the side roads, thus reducing fatal and serious casualties. A 2 × 2 experimental driving simulation study was undertaken which aimed to determine the impact of signage (RIAWS versus traditional painted) and sign content (80 km/h versus slow down) on drivers’ instantaneous speed at rural intersections. The driving simulator assessment was completed by 96 drivers aged between 18 and 80 years with a current WA C class licence (passenger vehicle). This provided a total of 384 observations. The results of a two-way ANOVA found a significant interaction effect between speed signage and sign content (F(1,3) = 11.78, p < 0.001). The RIAWS “80 km/h” sign resulted in significantly lower instantaneous speeds than all other types of signs including RIAWS “slow down signs (p < 0.001), traditional painted “80 km/h” signs (p = 0.023) and traditional painted “slow down” signs (p = 0.001). Overall, the study found that RIAWS “80 km/h” sign and not the RIAWS “slow down” sign provided the most effective option for reducing driver speeds on approach to rural intersections. Further research is needed to determine the most effective placement of the RIAWS “80 km/h” signs and how they perform on curved roads.
KW - Driving performance
KW - Driving simulator
KW - Intersection treatment
KW - Rural Intersection Active Warning System (RIAWS)
KW - Speed
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083762217&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.aap.2020.105541
DO - 10.1016/j.aap.2020.105541
M3 - Article
C2 - 32360994
AN - SCOPUS:85083762217
SN - 0001-4575
VL - 141
JO - Accident Analysis and Prevention
JF - Accident Analysis and Prevention
M1 - 105541
ER -