Evaluation of novel urban rail level crossing designs using driving simulation

Gemma Jennie Megan Read; Amanda Clacy; Miles Thomas; M Van Mulken; Nicholas Stevens; Michael Graeme Lenne; Christine Maree Mulvihill; Neville Anthony Stanton; Guy Harrison Walker; Kristie Lee Young; Paul Salmon

doi:10.1177/1541931213601438

Evaluation of novel urban rail level crossing designs using driving simulation

Gemma Jennie Megan Read, Amanda Clacy, Miles Thomas, M Van Mulken, Nicholas Stevens, Michael Graeme Lenne, Christine Maree Mulvihill, Neville Anthony Stanton, Guy Harrison Walker, Kristie Lee Young, Paul Salmon

Monash University Accident Research Centre

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Abstract

Copyright 2016 by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Rail level crossings (RLXs) are a public safety concern internationally. The design of the RLX environment has been implicated in many recent crashes. In this study we evaluated three novel RLX design concepts using a driving simulator. Participants completed four drives, each incorporating one of the RLX designs (one baseline and three novel designs) in both train coming and train not coming mode. Measures of speed and braking on approach were analyzed, along with subjective measures of workload and usability. Superior driving behavior and subjective ratings were achieved for a design that incorporated an in-vehicle device while the lowest subjective ratings were given in relation to a shared space design that incorporated a simplified crossing environment and sharing of the road environment between motorized and non-motorized users. The implications for RLX safety are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 60th Annual Meeting
Place of Publication	California USA
Publisher	SAGE Publications Ltd
Pages	1921-1925
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601438
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2016 - Washington Hilton, Washington, United States of America Duration: 19 Sep 2016 → 23 Sep 2016 Conference number: 60th https://www.hfes.org/web/HFESMeetings/2016annualmeeting.html

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Publisher	SAGE Publications Ltd
ISSN (Print)	1071-1813

Conference

Conference	International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2016
Abbreviated title	HFES 2016
Country	United States of America
City	Washington
Period	19/09/16 → 23/09/16
Internet address	https://www.hfes.org/web/HFESMeetings/2016annualmeeting.html

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Read, G. J. M., Clacy, A., Thomas, M., Van Mulken, M., Stevens, N., Lenne, M. G., Mulvihill, C. M., Stanton, N. A., Walker, G. H., Young, K. L., & Salmon, P. (2016). Evaluation of novel urban rail level crossing designs using driving simulation. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 60th Annual Meeting (pp. 1921-1925). (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society). SAGE Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601438

Read, Gemma Jennie Megan ; Clacy, Amanda ; Thomas, Miles ; Van Mulken, M ; Stevens, Nicholas ; Lenne, Michael Graeme ; Mulvihill, Christine Maree ; Stanton, Neville Anthony ; Walker, Guy Harrison ; Young, Kristie Lee ; Salmon, Paul. / Evaluation of novel urban rail level crossing designs using driving simulation. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 60th Annual Meeting. California USA : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016. pp. 1921-1925 (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society).

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Read, GJM, Clacy, A, Thomas, M, Van Mulken, M, Stevens, N, Lenne, MG, Mulvihill, CM, Stanton, NA, Walker, GH, Young, KL & Salmon, P 2016, Evaluation of novel urban rail level crossing designs using driving simulation. in Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 60th Annual Meeting. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, SAGE Publications Ltd, California USA, pp. 1921-1925, International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2016, Washington, United States of America, 19/09/16. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601438

Evaluation of novel urban rail level crossing designs using driving simulation. / Read, Gemma Jennie Megan; Clacy, Amanda; Thomas, Miles; Van Mulken, M; Stevens, Nicholas; Lenne, Michael Graeme; Mulvihill, Christine Maree; Stanton, Neville Anthony; Walker, Guy Harrison; Young, Kristie Lee; Salmon, Paul.

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 60th Annual Meeting. California USA : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016. p. 1921-1925 (Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

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