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TRACTOR-TRAILER SIMULATION AND THE ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING SCENARIOS FOR CITY-DRIVING: SKILL BUILDING IN THE AREA OF LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS
Title
TRACTOR-TRAILER SIMULATION AND THE ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING SCENARIOS FOR CITY-DRIVING: SKILL BUILDING IN THE AREA OF LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS.
Creator
Whitmire, James D., II, Kincaid, Peter, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
A simulated inner-city training scenario was found to increase skills in the area of turning when compared with a simulated off-track training scenario. To answer this question, two groups of ten participants (5 women and 5 men) were tested using three scripted scenarios focusing on left and right turns. The first training scenario (control group) is an off-track training scenario, which consists of a large asphalt lot and the use of orange cones; the second training scenario (experimental...
Show moreA simulated inner-city training scenario was found to increase skills in the area of turning when compared with a simulated off-track training scenario. To answer this question, two groups of ten participants (5 women and 5 men) were tested using three scripted scenarios focusing on left and right turns. The first training scenario (control group) is an off-track training scenario, which consists of a large asphalt lot and the use of orange cones; the second training scenario (experimental group) is an inner-city training scenario without the presence of vehicular traffic; and the third scenario (test scenario) is an inner-city scenario with the presence of vehicular traffic. A subject matter expert, who is also a former driver and trainer, evaluated and scored all participants on four critical turns (2 left and 2 rights). The apparatus used for this study was the V-sim non-motion simulator from General Electric (GE). A 2 x 4 factorial analysis was utilized to examine conditional differences as well as gender differences. While there were no gender differences, the results for overall turns were significant, F(1, 16) = 7.14, p = .017, η² = 3.09. The mean for the control group was (M = 20.50, SD = 9.59) with the experimental group at, (M = 31.10, SD = 7.26).
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Date Issued
2004
Identifier
CFE0000001, ucf:46131
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0000001
THE EFFECT OF IN-VEHICLE WARNING SYSTEMS ON DRIVERRESPONSE IN WORK ZONES
Title
THE EFFECT OF IN-VEHICLE WARNING SYSTEMS ON DRIVERRESPONSE IN WORK ZONES.
Creator
Whitmire II, James, Kincaid, Peter, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
This research investigated the effectiveness of in-vehicle information technologies on driver behavior in work zones. In-vehicle information devices can increase driver awareness to an oncoming change in traffic flow and provide specific guidelines for driving speed requirements, lane merging strategies, or unexpected changes in the roadway (e.g., detours and lane shifts). The overall conditional effects for vehicle speed are significant; that is, both the audio and visual groups out...
Show moreThis research investigated the effectiveness of in-vehicle information technologies on driver behavior in work zones. In-vehicle information devices can increase driver awareness to an oncoming change in traffic flow and provide specific guidelines for driving speed requirements, lane merging strategies, or unexpected changes in the roadway (e.g., detours and lane shifts). The overall conditional effects for vehicle speed are significant; that is, both the audio and visual groups out performed the control group within the simulated work zone. Participants in audio group did outperform the visual group, not significantly though. The overall conditional effects for total time in violation are significant; that is, both the audio and visual groups out performed the control group. The test session results for Total Time in Violation were statistically significant, F(2, 57) = 7.17, p < .01. The strength of relationship between the warning messages and the Total Time in Violation with regular road signage, as assessed by η2 , was strong, the warning message factor accounting for 20% of the variance of the dependent variable.
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Date Issued
2007
Identifier
CFE0001589, ucf:47112
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0001589