Driver Response Time and Age Impact on the Reaction Time of Drivers: A Driving Simulator Study among Professional-Truck Drivers
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 professi...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7fd9d09abecf41f7bcf6291c8acfce902023-11-23T08:45:08ZengMDPI AGMathematics2227-73902022-04-01109148910.3390/math10091489Driver Response Time and Age Impact on the Reaction Time of Drivers: A Driving Simulator Study among Professional-Truck DriversMilos Poliak0Lucia Svabova1Jan Benus2Ebru Demirci3Department of Road and Urban Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Univerzitna 1, SK-010 26 Zilina, SlovakiaDepartment of Economics, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Univerzitna 1, SK-010 26 Zilina, SlovakiaDepartment of Road and Urban Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, Univerzitna 1, SK-010 26 Zilina, SlovakiaDepartment of Logistics, Faculty of Transportation and Logistics, Avcilar Campus, Istanbul University, 34322 Istanbul, TurkeyDrivers’ 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/10/9/1489reaction timedriver distractionroad freight transportationdriving simulator |
| spellingShingle | Milos Poliak Lucia Svabova Jan Benus Ebru Demirci Driver Response Time and Age Impact on the Reaction Time of Drivers: A Driving Simulator Study among Professional-Truck Drivers Mathematics reaction time driver distraction road freight transportation driving simulator |
| title | Driver Response Time and Age Impact on the Reaction Time of Drivers: A Driving Simulator Study among Professional-Truck Drivers |
| title_full | Driver Response Time and Age Impact on the Reaction Time of Drivers: A Driving Simulator Study among Professional-Truck Drivers |
| title_fullStr | Driver Response Time and Age Impact on the Reaction Time of Drivers: A Driving Simulator Study among Professional-Truck Drivers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Driver Response Time and Age Impact on the Reaction Time of Drivers: A Driving Simulator Study among Professional-Truck Drivers |
| title_short | Driver Response Time and Age Impact on the Reaction Time of Drivers: A Driving Simulator Study among Professional-Truck Drivers |
| title_sort | driver response time and age impact on the reaction time of drivers a driving simulator study among professional truck drivers |
| topic | reaction time driver distraction road freight transportation driving simulator |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/10/9/1489 |
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