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Evaluation of Freeway Mobile Work Zone Safety using Driving Simulations

주행 시뮬레이션을 활용한 고속도로 이동공사 안전성평가

  • Park, Hyunjin (Dept. of Transportation and Logistics Eng., Univ. of Hanyang) ;
  • Oh, Cheol (Dept. of Transportation and Logistics Eng., Univ. of Hanyang) ;
  • Moon, Jaepil (Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
  • 박현진 (한양대학교 교통.물류공학과) ;
  • 오철 (한양대학교 교통.물류공학과) ;
  • 문재필 (한국건설기술연구원)
  • Received : 2017.03.30
  • Accepted : 2017.11.01
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

There exists a limitation to provide proper advance information for safe maneuvering through guidance and caution signs in freeway mobile work zones, unlike fixed work zones. Although a work-protection vehicle is currently deployed at the rear of the work vehicle, more active countermeasures to prevent crashes are required. The purpose of this study was to propose a method to evaluate the safety in mobile work zones and to present effective countermeasures. Driving simulation experiments were conducted to analyze characteristics of driver's behavior in mobile and fixed work zones. Safety distance index (SDI) based on the comparison of stopping distances of a work-protection vehicle and a following subject vehicle was used to evaluate traffic safety. More dangerous driving behavior was observed in the mobile work zone. Especially, it was identified that the lane-change of vehicles following the work- protection vehicle was late. Therefore, it is necessary to actively introduce methods to provide warning information so that the driver can recognize the work-protection vehicle in advance and carry out appropriate evasive maneuvers.

공사구간으로 진입하는 운전자에게 안전한 회피행동을 유도하는 공사장 안내 및 경고정보가 제공되고 있다. 그러나 이동공사구간의 경우 작업차량 후방에 작업보호차량을 배치하여 운영하고 있지만 안전한 회피행동을 유도하기에는 한계가 있다. 본 연구에서는 이동공사구간에서 운전자의 주행행태분석을 통하여 안전성을 평가하고 능동적인 사고예방대책 방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 주행 시뮬레이션 실험을 통해 이동공사와 고정공사 구간에 대한 주행실험 시나리오를 제작하고 운전자의 주행궤적자료 수집하였다. 차로변경 시 종점, 차로변경 수행거리를 도출하여 주행특성분석 자료로 활용하였다. 또한 피실험자가 전방의 이동작업차량을 회피할 때의 주행궤적자료를 수집하여 주행안전성 평가지표인 Safety Distance Index를 산출하였다. 그 결과, 이동공사가 고정공사보다 위험한 주행행태를 나타냈다. 특히 주행차량은 저속으로 이동하는 작업차량을 사전에 인지하지 못하여 차로변경 시점이 늦게 나타나는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서 이동공사 시 운전자가 작업보호차량을 사전에 신속히 인지하고 적절한 회피행동을 수행할 수 있도록 경고정보를 제공하는 교통안전 향상 방안의 적극적인 도입이 필요하다.

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