Influence of Socio-Demographic, Experience, and Geometric Factors on Drivers' Ability to Distinguish Sharpness of Consecutive Horizontal Curves

• Published in: Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies Vol. 15; pp. 2367 - 2384
• Main Authors: ATIF, Mohd, SIL, Gourab, MAJI, Avijit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies 2024
• Subjects: confusion matrix; consecutive horizontal curves; curve sharpness; experience; four-lane divided highways; Socio-demography

About 25-30% of fatal crashes occur on horizontal curves, with 60-70% as single-vehicle run-off-road (ROR) crashes. Driver errors are one of the primary reasons for such crashes resulting from inexperience, distraction, and poor perception. This study evaluated the effects of drivers' age, type...