Inter- and Intra-Driver Reaction Time Heterogeneity in Car-Following Situations

Mostafa H. Tawfeek ()
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Mostafa H. Tawfeek: Department of Public Works, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 14, 1-16

Abstract: This study aims to examine the differences in drivers’ reaction time (RTs) while driving on horizontal curves and straight roadway segments, among different driver classes, and in different driving environments to better understand human driver behavior in typical car-following situations. Therefore, behavioral measures were extracted from naturalistic car-following trajectories to estimate the RT. The RT was estimated for two stimulus–response pairs, namely, the speed–gap and relative speed–acceleration pairs, by using the cross-classification method. The RT was estimated separately for each driver and aggregated based on location and based on driver class. The results reveal that drivers’ RTs on curves are consistently higher than their RTs on straight segments, and this difference is statistically significant. The comparison between normal drivers and aggressive drivers indicates that regardless of the location, aggressive drivers have a significantly longer RT than normal drivers, as aggressive drivers can accept closer gaps and higher relative speed. Also, cautious drivers have a longer RT compared with normal drivers; however, the difference is not significant in most cases. Furthermore, cautious and normal drivers have longer RTs on curves compared with their RTs on straight segments. Additionally, the RT on rural horizontal curves is longer than the RT on urban curves, yet the differences are insignificant.

Keywords: reaction time; horizontal curves; naturalistic driving; driver behavior; autonomous vehicles; car following; aggressive driving; human factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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