Analysis of Drivers’ Eye Movements on Roundabouts: A Driving Simulator Study

Amin Azimian, Carlos Alberto Catalina Ortega, Juan Maria Espinosa, Miguel Ángel Mariscal and Susana García-Herrero
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Amin Azimian: School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
Carlos Alberto Catalina Ortega: Departamento de Ingeniería de Organización, Universidad de Burgos, 09006 Burgos, Spain
Juan Maria Espinosa: Departamento de Ingeniería de Organización, Universidad de Burgos, 09006 Burgos, Spain
Miguel Ángel Mariscal: Departamento de Ingeniería de Organización, Universidad de Burgos, 09006 Burgos, Spain
Susana García-Herrero: Departamento de Ingeniería de Organización, Universidad de Burgos, 09006 Burgos, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 13, 1-10

Abstract: Roundabouts are considered as one of the most efficient forms of intersection that substantially reduce the types of crashes that result in injury or loss of life. Nevertheless, they do not eliminate collision risks, especially when human error plays such a large role in traffic crashes. In this study, we used a driving simulator and an eye tracker to investigate drivers’ eye movements under cell phone-induced distraction. A total of 45 drivers participated in two experiments conducted under distracted and non-distracted conditions. The results indicated that, under distracting conditions, the drivers’ fixation duration decreased significantly on roundabouts, and pupil size increased significantly.

Keywords: roundabout; eye movement; driving simulator; eye tracker (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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