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Pauline Maillot¹, Aurélie Dommes², Nguyen-Thong Dang²

¹Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratory TEC EA 3625, Paris, France; The French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks, Laboratory for Road Operations, Perception, Simulators and Simulations, Versailles, France.

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|November 30, 2016

Summary

Virtual reality training using a small-scale device improved older pedestrians' street-crossing safety. While the small-scale simulator led to more initial unsafe decisions, training effectively reduced collisions and risky crossings in both virtual and real-world simulations.

Keywords:

Aging Street-crossing Training Transfer effect Virtual reality

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Human-Computer Interaction
Transportation Safety

Background:

Older pedestrians face increased risks in street-crossing situations.
Virtual reality (VR) offers a promising avenue for developing targeted training interventions.
Developing affordable and accessible VR simulation tools is crucial for widespread adoption.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate a novel, small-scale virtual reality (VR) training program designed to enhance street-crossing decision-making in older adults.
To assess the transferability of training effects from a small-scale VR simulator to a full-scale simulation involving actual walking.
To compare the efficacy of VR training in improving pedestrian safety behaviors across different simulation environments.

Main Methods:

A pre-test/post-test design was employed with 40 older adults and 20 younger adults.
Participants were assessed using both full-scale and small-scale VR simulation devices.
An experimental group of older adults underwent two VR training sessions using the small-scale device, while a control group received no training.

Main Results:

Older adults exhibited more frequent unsafe crossing decisions and collisions on the small-scale simulator compared to the full-scale one.
Post-training, the trained older adult group showed significant reductions in accepted crossings and collisions on both devices.
Specific improvements in evaluating vehicle speed were more pronounced on the full-scale simulation device.

Conclusions:

The small-scale VR simulator, despite inducing more initial unsafe decisions, effectively improved older pedestrians' street-crossing safety.
A significant transfer of learning effect was observed, indicating that training on the small-scale device positively impacted performance on the full-scale simulator.
This affordable and transportable VR training approach holds potential for enhancing pedestrian safety interventions for older adults.