In:
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, SAGE Publications
Abstract:
To understand the relation between the geometric design of optically long tunnels and visibility of the exit area, in this study oculomotor (eye movement) data are collected from several drivers in Yunnan Province, China, and drivers’ fixation rate and saccade amplitude in the visible zone of the tunnel are measured as key indicators. The driver’s visual recognition is analyzed and key elements in the optimal design of the exit points of optically long tunnels are discussed. The results show that visual recognition is closely associated with the radius of the road curvature: as the radius of curve decreases, the visual focus is gradually attracted to the inner side of the curve, the proportion of small-angle saccade increases, and the dispersion of the saccade amplitude decreases.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0361-1981
,
2169-4052
DOI:
10.1177/03611981231197643
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2023
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2403378-9