TY - GEN
T1 - Drivers' behavior through a yellow light
T2 - 55th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2011
AU - Ohlhauser, Amanda D.
AU - Boyle, Linda Ng
AU - Marshall, Dawn
AU - Ahmad, Omar
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The decision to proceed through an intersection once the traffic signal has changed to yellow may increase the risk for a collision. This study sought to understand how age differences, cell phone use, and time to the stop line affected the likelihood that a driver would continue through a yellow light as observed in a driving simulator study. Four age groups were examined; novice (16 years), younger (18-25 years), middle (30-45 years) and older (50-60 years). The novice drivers were also between four to eight weeks of licensure. The likelihood that a driver would either drive through a yellow phase or stop was examined using a logistic regression model. A significant interaction effect between age groups and cell phone use was observed. More specifically, novice drivers talking on a handheld phone were significantly more likely than middle-aged drivers to proceed through the intersection. This study examines the safety consequences that may result for these novice drivers as they engage in distracting tasks.
AB - The decision to proceed through an intersection once the traffic signal has changed to yellow may increase the risk for a collision. This study sought to understand how age differences, cell phone use, and time to the stop line affected the likelihood that a driver would continue through a yellow light as observed in a driving simulator study. Four age groups were examined; novice (16 years), younger (18-25 years), middle (30-45 years) and older (50-60 years). The novice drivers were also between four to eight weeks of licensure. The likelihood that a driver would either drive through a yellow phase or stop was examined using a logistic regression model. A significant interaction effect between age groups and cell phone use was observed. More specifically, novice drivers talking on a handheld phone were significantly more likely than middle-aged drivers to proceed through the intersection. This study examines the safety consequences that may result for these novice drivers as they engage in distracting tasks.
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U2 - 10.1177/1071181311551399
DO - 10.1177/1071181311551399
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:81855173598
SN - 9780945289395
T3 - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
SP - 1919
EP - 1923
BT - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 55th Annual Meeting, HFES 2011
Y2 - 19 September 2011 through 23 September 2011
ER -