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Road user hazard perception tests: A systematic review of current methodologies.
Caroline Moran1, Joanne M Bennett1, Prasannah Prabhakharan2
1School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, NSW, Australia.
Accident; Analysis and Prevention
|June 11, 2019
Summary
Hazard perception tests are crucial for road safety, especially for novice drivers. This review found video tests using temporal responses are most effective in identifying varying skill levels across road users.
Area of Science:
- Road Safety Research
- Human Factors in Transportation
- Driver Behavior Analysis
Background:
- Poor hazard perception is linked to increased crash risk, particularly among novice and younger road users.
- Road traffic authorities recognize hazard perception skills, integrating tests into Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To synthesize studies on hazard perception tests.
- To identify best practice methodologies for discriminating between novice/younger and experienced/older road users.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of studies from PsychInfo, Scopus, and Medline up to April 2018.
- Included studies with hazard perception test methodologies comparing non-clinical road user populations by age and experience.
Main Results:
- 49 studies met inclusion criteria, showing high heterogeneity.
- All tested methodologies (video, static image, simulator, real-world) could discriminate road user groups by age/experience.
- Video methodologies using temporal responses were consistent discriminators, unlike spatial measures.
Conclusions:
- Video-based hazard perception tests with temporal response measures offer consistent discrimination across road user groups.
- Staged and unstaged footage, as well as static images, provide valuable hazard perception data.
- Improvements in participant categorization, theoretical framework application, and reporting of scenario amendments are needed for future test development.
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