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  • Traffic Safety
  • Human Factors in Driving
  • Aggressive Driving Behavior

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  • Tailgating is a major cause of rear-end collisions.
  • Research has explored tailgating drivers' behavior and solutions.
  • This study focuses on highway tailgating scenarios and leading vehicle reactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To understand highway tailgating scenarios.
  • To examine leading vehicles' reactions to tailgating.
  • To identify factors influencing these reactions.

Main Methods:

  • Identified 1,255 tailgating events using a one-second time headway threshold.
  • Classified leading vehicle reactions into four types: lane change, slowing, speeding up, or no response.
  • Employed a Random Forests algorithm to predict reactions based on driver, vehicle, and environmental variables.

Main Results:

  • Tailgating is more prevalent among male drivers, in sunny weather, and during daytime.
  • Lane changing was the most common leading vehicle reaction (over 50%).
  • Mean time headway, duration, and minimum time headway significantly impacted leading vehicle reactions.

Conclusions:

  • Leading vehicles change lanes in 95% of events when tailgated for two minutes or longer.
  • Findings enhance understanding of driver behavior and decision-making.
  • Results can inform the design of countermeasures and assistance systems to mitigate tailgating and its safety consequences.