Evaluation of novel urban rail level crossing designs using driving simulation

Gemma Read; Amanda Clacy; Miles Thomas; Melissa VanMulken; Nicholas Stevens; Michael Lenne; Christine Mulvihill; Guy H Walker; Neville Stanton; Kristie Young; Paul Salmon

doi:10.1177/1541931213601438

Evaluation of novel urban rail level crossing designs using driving simulation

Gemma Read, Amanda Clacy, Miles Thomas, Melissa VanMulken, Nicholas Stevens, Michael Lenne, Christine Mulvihill, Guy H Walker, Neville Stanton, Kristie Young, Paul Salmon

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Abstract

Rail level crossings (RLXs) are a public safety concern internationally. The design of the RLX environment has been implicated in many recent crashes. In this study we evaluated three novel RLX design concepts using a driving simulator. Participants completed four drives, each incorporating one of the RLX designs (one baseline and three novel designs) in both train coming and train not coming mode. Measures of speed and braking on approach were analyzed, along with subjective measures of workload and usability. Superior driving behavior and subjective ratings were achieved for a design that incorporated an in-vehicle device while the lowest subjective ratings were given in relation to a shared space design that incorporated a simplified crossing environment and sharing of the road environment between motorized and non-motorized users. The implications for RLX safety are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the HFES 60th Annual Meeting (2016)
Publisher	Sage
Pages	1921-1925
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9780945289502
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601438
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2016
Event	HFES International Annual Meeting 2016 - Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, United States Duration: 19 Sept 2016 → 23 Sept 2016

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Name	HFES Proceedings
Publisher	Sage Publications
Number	1
Volume	60
ISSN (Electronic)	1071-1813

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Conference	HFES International Annual Meeting 2016
Abbreviated title	HFES 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington, DC
Period	19/09/16 → 23/09/16

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Read, G., Clacy, A., Thomas, M., VanMulken, M., Stevens, N., Lenne, M., Mulvihill, C., Walker, G. H., Stanton, N., Young, K., & Salmon, P. (2016). Evaluation of novel urban rail level crossing designs using driving simulation. In Proceedings of the HFES 60th Annual Meeting (2016) (pp. 1921-1925). (HFES Proceedings; Vol. 60, No. 1). Sage. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601438

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