Right-turning lorries and cyclists Field tests for eye-tracking analysis of drivers

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Main author

Leser, H.

Co-Authors

Icke, S.

Type of media

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Publication type

Lecture

Publication year

2010

Publisher

19. EVU Conference, Prague

Citation

Kledus, R.: Right-turning lorries and cyclists Field tests for eye-tracking analysis of drivers 19. EVU Conference, Prague

A field test conducted in the central city area of Berlin has investigated the manner in which lorry drivers directed their attention when turning right with a heavy-haul tractor-semitrailer rig. In this study, appropriate equipment documented the driver’s eye tracking during vehicle travel. Test results revealed great differences in viewing strategy among the individual drivers included in the study. Findings likewise showed that the drivers made very little effort to match their viewing behaviour to the various traffic situations encountered. In some cases, the drivers failed to take advantage of available observational possibilities. There is accordingly still a great unused potential for training and sensitizing of drivers: possibilities that could be exploited for the prevention of accidents between right-turning lorries and vulnerable road users.