Increasing motorcycle conspicuity : design and assessment of interventions to enhance rider safety

Author

Additional Author(s)

• Underwood, Geoff
• Lenne, Michael G.
• Robger, Lars
• Rossger, Lars

Publisher

Surrey, England: Ashgate Publishing Lmt., 2015

Language

English

ISBN

9781472411129

Series

The Human factors of simulation and assessment

Subject(s)

• AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS-PSYCHOLOGY
• VISIBILITY
• MOTORCYCLING-SAFETY MEASURES
• MOTORCYCLING ACCIDENTS
• MOTORCYCLES-SAFETY MEASURES

Notes

. Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-225) . Includes index (p. 227-241)

Abstract

"How driving simulation, field studies and laboratory experiments can be used to improve rider safety is illustrated in this text. It outlines the factors that contribute to the visibility of powered-two-wheelers (PTWs) and their detection by car drivers, and presents case studies to illustrate how the various methods can be used to explore the contribution of these factors. The final chapter highlights the utility of a simulation-based approach to improving PTW safety and discusses this method's future applications" --Provided by publisher.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xvi, 241 p.

Dimension

24 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Foreword; Part I Setting the Stage: Motorcycle Safety and Conspicuity; 1 PTW Crashes and the Role of Perception; 2 Psychological Factors in Seeing Motorcycles; 3 Mechanisms Underpinning Conspicuity; Part II Case Studies Focusing on Visual Saliency and Conspicuity Treatments; 4 How Conspicuity Influences Drivers' Attention and Manoeuvring Decisions; 5 'Should I Stay or Should I Go?' ; 6 Design Studies on Improved Frontal Light Configurations; 7 Visual Factors Affecting Motorcycle Conspicuity Part III Case Studies with Additional Focus on Top-down Influences8 Poor Visibility of Motorcycles; 9 Can Drivers' Expectations and Behaviour Around Motorcycles Be Influenced by Exposure?; 10 Powered Two-Wheelers' Conspicuity; Part IV Implications Drawn from the Case Studies; 11 Summarised Assessment of the Results on Motorcycle Conspicuity; Index

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