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This study analyzed driver’s eye movements while driving on public roads under different lighting conditions. Four driving environments were examined: 1) a segment of highway without street lighting, 2) a segment of highway with street lighting, 3) the approach to a stop-sign controlled intersection without street lighting, and 4) the approach to signalized intersection with street lighting. This study used eye movement data that had been previously collected for 11 drivers navigating a pre-set route at night, and evaluated the probabilities of drivers looking at specific areas on the road scene using binary logistic regression modeling. Drivers’ eye movements were affected by different highway features (segment vs. intersection) and peripheral environments (presence/absence of street lighting). Drivers made more glances to the center of the travel lane while driving on the segments and under street lighting. The probabilities of drivers looking at locations off the eye-tracker’s screen (away from the roadway) decreased when approaching intersections. Drivers’ eye movements significantly changed on close approach to the intersections, particularly when approaching the signalized intersection with the more complex traffic environment.

01147878

10-1363

English

15p

2010

Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting

DVD

Figures (2) ; Photos (1) ; References (11) ; Tables (5)

Automatic tracking; Automobile drivers; Distraction; Driver monitoring; Eye movements; Field of vision; Highway safety; Intersections; Signalized intersections; Stop signs; Street lighting

Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2010 Paper #10-1363

TRIS, TRB

Jan 25 2010 10:37AM