Driver Response Time and Age Impact on the Reaction Time of Drivers: A Driving Simulator Study among Professional-Truck Drivers


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Poliak M., Svabova L., Benus J., Demirci E.

MATHEMATICS, cilt.10, sa.9, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3390/math10091489
  • Dergi Adı: MATHEMATICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Aerospace Database, Communication Abstracts, Metadex, zbMATH, Directory of Open Access Journals, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: reaction time, driver distraction, road freight transportation, driving simulator
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Drivers' response time means that drivers act after a judgment is made when an emergency action signal is needed. Drivers have different feelings while driving, and the response time to sudden situations differs. The main purpose of this study was to verify whether the mean reaction time of professional drivers is at the level of one second, which is the value usually used for practical purposes, and to verify the impact of age on the reaction times of drivers. Two different studies with a total of 120 participants-professional drivers-were conducted on the simulator, with 116 drivers participating in the first experiment and four drivers participating in the second experiment using eye-tracking technology. The determination of the mean reaction time was realized using statistical tests. The evaluation of the impact of age on the reaction time of professional drivers was carried out using statistical testing, a regression model, and clustering. The results of this study can be immediately used in practice for professional drivers, as the mean reaction time is usually used as a benchmark in several calculations in transport, for forensic and educational purposes, and for planning traffic and modelling different traffic situations.