NDLI: Safe and Environment-Friendly Forward Collision Warning Messages in the Advance Warning Area of a Construction Zone

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Author	Qiao, Fengxiang Rahman, Ruksana Li, Qing Yu, Lei
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Collisions in construction zones have always been a contributing factor in compromising safety on urban roadways. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and state transportation authorities have implemented many safety countermeasures to reduce forward collision in construction zones. However, due to the complexity of traffic in construction zones (or called work zones), traditional countermeasures often fail to prevent crashes. As such, smart warning systems could be very helpful in notifying drivers about upcoming conditions within a construction zone. In this study, a smartphone-based environment-friendly warning system was designed and its effectiveness on safety and emissions were investigated in the advance warning area of a construction zone. Four different warning messages were prepared (visual, sound, male voice and female voice) to alert drivers. Driving simulator tests with eighteen participants, driving through a construction zone for ninety rounds, were conducted to investigate the impact of smart-phone based warnings on performance measures, including headway distance, headway time, speed, deceleration, and emissions. Statistical results show that, with the help of voice (either female or male) warnings on forward collisions, acceleration rate and speed were significantly lower; and headway time and distance were significantly longer. The sound and voice warnings are beneficial to the reduction in total vehicle emissions. Moreover, participants found the notification system being user friendly and helped to avoid rear-end crashes in construction zones.
Starting Page	166
Ending Page	179
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13488503
Journal	International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research
Volume Number	15
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	18688659
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2016-08-30
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Construction zone Forward collision Advance warning area Smart phone Rear end crash Safety emissions Electrical Engineering Automotive Engineering Robotics and Automation Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics Civil Engineering User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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