Effect of Road Darkness on Young Driver Behaviour when Approaching Parked or Slow-moving Vehicles in Malaysia

Md Yusof, Nidzamuddin and Karjanto, Juffrizal and Hassan, Muhammad Zahir and Sulaiman, Syabillah and Zulkifli, Abd Fathul Hakim and Ab Rashid, Ahmad Azad and Mohd Jawi, Zulhaidi and Abu Kassim, Khairil Anwar (2023) Effect of Road Darkness on Young Driver Behaviour when Approaching Parked or Slow-moving Vehicles in Malaysia. Automotive Experiences, 6 (2). pp. 216-233. ISSN 2615-6636

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Abstract

Traffic accidents at night are higher than in other periods, especially on a dark road. This study explores the impact of the dark road on driver behaviours when approaching a parked or slowed-moving vehicle at the front. An experiment was conducted on a racing track at night, with and without road lighting. Different sizes of obstacles were used to represent other vehicles as a lorry, a car, and a motorcycle. The results show that the obstacles can be detected by drivers much earlier with the help of road lighting, and they tend to increase their speed, probably preparing to overtake the obstacles.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Road darkness; Road lighting; Driver behaviour
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Depositing User:	Mr. Mohamad Zulkhibri Rahmad
Date Deposited:	07 Aug 2023 02:25
Last Modified:	07 Aug 2023 02:25
URI:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/9588

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