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Estimating Utility Function of In-Vehicle Traffic Safety Information Incorporating Driver's Short-Term Memory  

Kim, Won-Cheol (일본 히로시마대학교 국제협력대학원)
Fujiwara, Akimasa (일본 히로시마대학교 국제협력대학원)
Lee, Su-Beom (서울시립대학교 교통공학과)
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Journal of Korean Society of Transportation / v.27, no.4, 2009 , pp. 127-135 More about this Journal
Abstract
Most traffic information that drivers receive while driving are stored in their short-term memory and disappear within a few seconds. Contemporary modeling approaches using a dummy variable can't fully explain this phenomenon. As such, this study proposes to use utility functions of real-time in-vehicle traffic safety information (IVTSI), analyzing its safety impacts based on empirical data from an on-site driving experiment at signalized intersection approach with a limited visibility. For this, a driving stability evaluation model is developed based on driver's driving speed choice, applying an ordered probit model. To estimate the specified utility functions, the model simultaneously accounts for various factors, such as traffic operation, geometry, road environment, and driver's characteristics. The results show three significant facts. First, a normal density function (exponential function) is appropriate to explain the utility of IVTSI proposed under study over time. Second, the IVTSI remains in driver's short-term memory for up to nearly 22 second after provision, decreasing over time. Three, IVTSI provision appears more important than the geometry factor but less than the traffic operation factor.
Keywords
Short-Term Memory; Utility of In-Vehicle Traffic Safety Information; Driving Stability Risk; Ordered Probit Model; Driving Experiment;
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