• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.167-176
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• 2011

This study's purpose is to analyse factors of determination about detouring for makinga standard model in regard of unfavorableness and uncertainty when unspecified individual recipients make a decision at the time of course detour. In order to achieve this, we surveyed SP investigation whether making a detour or not for drivers as a target who take a high way and National highway. Based on this result, we analysed detour determination factors of drivers, establishing a combination model of Decision Tree and Neural Network model. The result demonstrates the effected factors on drivers' detour determination are in ordering of the recognition of alternative routevs, reliable and frequency of using traffic information, frequency of transition routes and age. Moreover, from the outcome in comparison with an existing model and prediction through undistributed data, the rate of combination model 8.7% illustrates the most predictable way in contrast with logit model 12.8%, and Individual Model of Decision Tree 13.8% which are existed. This reveals that the analysis of drivers' detour determination factors is valid to apply. Hence, overall study considers as a practical foundation to make effective detour strategies for increasing the utility of route networking and dispersion in the volume of traffic from now on.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.155-163
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• 2012

At present the letter sizes of traffic sign are variously designated as 22 cm through 60 cm, however the basis for determination has not been found so far. Driver's visual acuity for getting a driver licence is required higher than 0.5. In order to interpret the information of traffic signs effectively, the minimum requirement of driver's visual acuity must be applied to determine the letter size of traffic sign. Therefore we reviewed that a driver with visual acuity of 0.5 could read the current letter sizes of traffic sign. In addition, a methodology was developed to determine the letter size of traffic sign satisfied with the driver's visual acuity of 0.5. This study established scenarios that were composed of visual acuity, reaction time, the number of lane and the letter sizes of traffic sign for each scenario were proposed. Current letter size of traffic sign would not be difficult for drivers with minimum visual acuity of 0.5 to recognize the contents or information of traffic signs. The method developed in this research has an advantage that can consider a human factor like driver's visual acuity for the design of traffic signs. There is also a meaning of making a basis for the letter size of traffic sign.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.73-83
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• 2010

The main objective of this paper is to analyze the factors of a semi-public management system of intra-city bus that influence the decrease of traffic accidents which are caused by intra-city buses and the attitude change of intra-city bus drivers over their driving. The results show that the traffic accidents decreased generally as a result of definition of the progresses and characteristics of traffic accidents of intra-city buses before-and-after the system is implemented and with the passing of time after the system began operations. Second, the factors which influence the decrease of traffic offenses before-and-after semi-public management system of intra-city bus are the decrease of violations, safe driving, and job security. Also, the causes which mostly influence the decrease of traffic accidents are defined. Finally, the changing degrees of driving attitudes before-and-after the system is implemented and the causes of the changes are determined. The effects on the decrease of traffic accidents before-and-after the system is implemented as well as the problems and the solutions over time are the main products of this study.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.02a
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• pp.1228-1233
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• 2006

적응순항제어시스템은 선행차량과의 거리와 속도를 자동적으로 안전하게 유지하여 운전의 안전성과 편의성을 향상시키는 시스템이다. 본 연구에서는 적응순항제어시스템의 안전성을 향상시키기 위한 연구를 수행하였다. 적응순항제어시스템의 작동 상태 및 주변 차량 정보를 운전자에게 제공해 주기 위한 시각 및 음성정보 전달장치를 설계 및 제작하였다. 시각정보 전달장치를 통해 선행차량과의 차간거리, 속도, 가감속 상태 등을 운전자에게 전달하였고, 음성정보 전달장치를 이용하여 선행차량과의 근접거리 경보 등의 메시지를 전달하도록 하였다. 이러한 조건에서 운전자가 적응순항제어시스템을 사용하여 운전하는 경우, 시각 및 음성정보 전달장치의 유무에 따른 차량 조작과 차량 운전 성향 및 특성의 변화를 살펴봄으로써 정보전달장치를 통한 안전성 향상에 관한 영향을 연구하였다. 연구 결과, 운전자에게 정보 전달장치를 통해 정보가 제공되었을 경우, 운전자는 차량의 운전 및 적응순항제어시스템 사용에 있어 편안함을 느낄 수 있었고, 선행차량과의 차간거리를 보다 넓게 설정하여 주행 안전성을 향상시키는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 정보전달장치를 통한 정보 수집이 차량 운행에 저해 요인으로 작용하지 않음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 정보전달장치를 통한 정보전달은 운전자에게 적응순항제어시스템에 대한 편의성 및 효율성, 안전성을 더욱 향상 시킬 수 있음을 보인다.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.47-54
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• 2019

We examined previous studies of the correlation analysis of heart rate variability as a method to reduce the stress caused by outside noise during driving, and we investigated whether there are electrocardiographic changes when drivers play music, which provides a stable sound source amid the noise. Because the number of cars increases every year, drivers and passengers show an increase in stress caused by outside noise. The stress from outside noise while a person is driving can cause several disorders, such as anxiety, immunosuppression, depression, and heart disease. Subjects in this study operated a vehicle simulator to reduce the stress from outside noise and were given different auditory stimuli, and we studied the drivers' responses to the stimuli. Repeated-measures analysis of variance revealed a significant differences between subjects exposed to different auditory stimuli (ρ < 0.05). Through post hoc analyses, we examined these differences. We found significant differences between factor 1 (stability) and factor 2 (simulation driving), between factor 1 (stability) and factor 3 (driving + police siren), and between factor 1 (stability) and factor 4 (driving + police siren + music). In addition, the factor that produced the highest level of sympathetic nervous system activity was factor 4 (driving + police siren + music), followed by factor 3 (driving + police siren), factor 2 (driving), and factor 1 (stability). In conclusion, even when a police siren was heard during driving, there were no significant differences on electrocardiograms (ECGs). In addition, even when the siren was heard over the music, there was no difference on the ECGs (ρ < 0.01). In future studies, investigators should determine which types of music help stabilize the heart rate during driving.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.25-35
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• 2008

Variable Message Sign(VMS) is one of the subsystem of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), which is useful for providing real-time information on weather, traffic and highway conditions. However, there are various situations such as incidents/accidents, constructions, special events, etc., which would be occurred on segments, it is unable to control traffic with only the VMS. Thus, it is essential to use of PVMS(Portable Variable Message Signs), which can move to the location needed traffic control and provide more active traffic information than VMS. This study developed a legibility distance model for PVMS messages using in-vehicle Differential Global Positioning Data(DGPS). Traffic conditions, drivers' characteristics, weather conditions and characteristics of PVMS message were investigated for establishing the legibility model based on multiple linear regression analysis. The factors such as height of PVMS characters, spot speed, age, gender and day and night were identified as dominants affecting the variation of legibility distances. It is expected that the proposed model would play a significant role in designing PVMS messages for providing more effective real-time traffic information.

• Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.81-102
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• 2006

This study focused on driver's carefulness and researched the relationship between driving confidence and driving behaviour in elderly and young drivers. In order to evaluate the driving confidence level, 'Driving Confidence Scale' was developed. 175 of young drivers(younger than 25) and 150 of elderly drivers(older than 65) conducted Driving Confidence Scale. They answered their driving patterns; driving history, annual mileage, the frequency of committing traffic violation, and experience of accident within 5 years. Elderly driver's data was collected by face to face interview. The factors of driving confidence were analyzed and the driving confidence level of young and elderly drivers was compared. Driving Confidence was consisted of 4 factors; environment of traffic condition, safe driving, driving ability, attention. Elderly driver's confidence was lower than young driver's. Elderly drivers in high driving confidence group, showed longer driving history and they were tend to commit violations more frequently than elerly drivers in low driving confidence group. Young drivers, whose driving confidence level was high answered more driving history, annual mileage, the frequency of committing traffic violation and experience of accident within 5 years.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2010.06b
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• pp.328-332
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• 2010

교통사고는 운전자, 차량, 주변 교통상태, 도로 및 교통시설 등의 여러 요인이 복합적으로 작용하여 발생하지만, 많은 경우 운전자의 운전 행태가 가장 큰 영향을 미친다. 본 논문은 이러한 운전자의 운전 행태를 분석하여 점수화 하여 보여줌으로써 운전 행태를 개선할 수 있도록 도와주는 정숙 운전 지수 표기기 개발에 관한 것이다. 연구에서는 MEMS 기반 3차원 가속도 센서와 3축 지자기 센서, GPS 등 모션 센서들을 이용하여 운전 안정성 / 승차감 지수를 측정, 저장하고 정량적으로 보여 줌으로써 운전자의 운전습관을 개선할 수 있도록 해 준다. 실제 구현에는 정숙 운전 지수 계산에 필요한 모든 센서를 이미 포함하고 있는 아이폰을 이용하였으나, 내비게이션 시스템이나, 차량용 블랙 박스 등에 최소한이 센서를 부가 장착함으로써 적용이 가능하다.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.21-29
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• 2015

The purpose of this paper was to investigate various factors influencing the intentions of drink-driving from multiple perspectives, in order to uncover ways to reduce the number of motor accidents caused by drink-driving. We examined sociopsychological aspects as well as driver's life styles such as smoking habit and exercise habit. Perception of behaviour controls among drink-driver' sociopsychological characteristics had the highest influence on the intentions of drink-driving, followed by influence of smoking and exercise on the intentions of drink-driving. This finding indicates that driver' life style such as smoking habit or exercise habit influences more on the intentions of drink-driving than attitude toward drink-driving or subjective regulations, which affirms that driver' life style such as smoking habit or exercise habit has significant effects on the intentions of drink-driving. Therefore, it is concluded that rehabilitative curriculum for drink-drivers should include a program to diminish drink-driving through nonsmoking and exercise habit.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.30 no.3D
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• pp.231-240
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• 2010

As majority of the traffic accidents in intersections is caused by human factor, a close examination is required on its contributing factors through measuring the psychological and physiological response according to the driving characteristics of the drivers and the road conditions. In this study, for the safety evaluation of individual intersection considering human factors of the drivers, electroencephalography reaction was measured utilizing cutting-edge measuring equipment and survey on drivers' cognitive characteristics in ordinary times and while driving test was conducted. The relationship between the electroencephalography response when approaching the intersection and cognitive evaluation survey data in driving test was clarified, and individual intersection safety evaluation model was built considering cognitive evaluation factor and the reaction of a bio-response electroencephalography data. As a result, I could find out that cognitive evaluation was made through the reaction of a bio-response (Electroencephalography) process because electroencephalography reaction of a bio-response showed differently by the physical characteristics of the intersection and cognitive evaluation had a difference.