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http://dx.doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2010.30.4D.395

Estimation of Perceived Curve Radius Considering Visual Distortion at Curve Sections  

Shin, Jae-Man (한국도로공사 도로교통연구원)
Park, Je-Jin (한국도로공사 도로교통연구원)
Son, Sang-Ho (금광기업(주) SOC사업부)
Ha, Tae-Jun (전남대학교 토목공학과)
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KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research / v.30, no.4D, 2010 , pp. 395-402 More about this Journal
Abstract
The seriousness of a traffic accident appears relatively higher on the curve sections compared with the straight sections due to a change in speed caused by a change in the driver's sight. In particular, the visual distortion phenomenon, one of the dangerous factors taking place on the curve sections, appears different according to the road's geometric design. Although it is a genuinely principal design factor which should be necessarily considered in designing a road, the previous researches on establishing the design standards for it have been insufficiently conducted. As a result, the establishment of the road design standards for the curve sections considering the sight distortion phenomenon is desperately required. This research examined the previous researches on the driver's behaviors, the driver's sight characteristics and the perceived curve radius on the curve sections, and developed the theoretical model of perceived curve radius to which a mathematical technique is applied in consideration of the visual distortion phenomenon on the two-lane curve sections in a local area. In addition, after the theoretical visual distortion was calculated on the basis of the theoretical model of perceived curve radius, the range of error on the theoretical recognition radius model formula was verified through comparing it with the previous researches' experiential visual distortion level and analyzing both of them. As a result, it was observed that as the curve radius practically increases in the theoretical recognition curve radius, the range of error tends to go down, which reflects well the characteristics of the curve sections on the road. Based on this research, it is expected that this research will be helpful to eliminate the safety defects when designing the curve sections and contribute to develop the road design standards considering human factors in the future.
Keywords
curved section; visual distortion physiognomy; perceived curve radius; visual distortion; geometric structure;
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