Driver behaviour in fog is not only a question of degraded visibility – A simulator study
The aim of this simulator study was to determine whether the effects of fog on driver behaviour were identical for a given road type and whether they could explain fog-related crashes according to road type. Thirty-three participants drove on both two-lane rural roads and motorways according to three visibility conditions (clear weather, 60 m-visibility and 30 m-visibility) and two driving situations (non-free driving and free driving). The variables were: Speeds (Ss), Headway Distances (HDs) and Headway Times (HTs). Fog was simulated using special software designed as part of the French Predit project VOIR, allowing both realistic vehicle headlights and halos to be displayed....
The aim of this simulator study was to determine whether the effects of fog on driver behaviour were identical for a given road type and whether they could explain fog-related crashes according to road type. Thirty-three participants drove on both two-lane rural roads and motorways according to three visibility conditions (clear weather, 60 m-visibility and 30 m-visibility) and two driving situations (non-free driving and free driving). The variables were: Speeds (Ss), Headway Distances (HDs) and Headway Times (HTs). Fog was simulated using special software designed as part of the French Predit project VOIR, allowing both realistic vehicle headlights and halos to be displayed....
F. Rosey, I. Aillerie, S. Espié, F. Vienne, Driver behaviour in fog is not only a question of degraded visibility – A simulator study, Safety Science, Volume 95, June 2017, Pages 50-61, ISSN 0925-7535,(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925753517302485) Keywords: Degraded visibility; Driver behaviour; Driving simulator; Road safety; Fog
