Motorcyclist rear brake simple perception-response times in rear-end collision situations
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the baseline motorcycle riders’ perception–response times (PRTs) in an expected object braking task and to determine the significant difference between PRTs of older and younger riders. Methods: Fifty-nine participants sat on their motorcycles i...
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| author | Davoodi, Seyed Rasoul Hamid, Hussain Arintono, Sulistyo Muniandy, Ratnasamy Faezi, Seyed Farzin |
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| description | Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the baseline motorcycle riders’ perception–response times (PRTs) in an expected object braking task and to determine the significant difference between PRTs of older and younger riders.
Methods: Fifty-nine participants sat on their motorcycles in exactly the same way as they would when riding and then they awaited activation of the taillights of the passenger car (parked) in front of them. PRTs of the motorcyclists were transcribed from the camcorder when the riders hit the brakes as quickly as possible following the activation of the car's brake lights.
Results: Results of PRT were calculated by taking the average of both male and female older and younger riders. The study demonstrates that the mean and standard deviation of the motorcycle baseline PRTs are 0.44 and 0.11 s, respectively. Riders’ age and gender were not found to be significant variables for PRT.
Conclusion: The mean of baseline perception–reaction time of motorcycle riders is smaller than that of passenger car drivers. If traffic facilities are designed based on passenger car drivers’ simple perception–reaction times where drivers are generally more alert (for example, in traffic signal design), they can provide the required PRT for motorcyclists. This suggests that the utilization of more powerful brake lights on motorcycles could be highly effective for preventing rear-end motorcycle collisions. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-232862018-04-09T09:28:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23286/ Motorcyclist rear brake simple perception-response times in rear-end collision situations Davoodi, Seyed Rasoul Hamid, Hussain Arintono, Sulistyo Muniandy, Ratnasamy Faezi, Seyed Farzin Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the baseline motorcycle riders’ perception–response times (PRTs) in an expected object braking task and to determine the significant difference between PRTs of older and younger riders. Methods: Fifty-nine participants sat on their motorcycles in exactly the same way as they would when riding and then they awaited activation of the taillights of the passenger car (parked) in front of them. PRTs of the motorcyclists were transcribed from the camcorder when the riders hit the brakes as quickly as possible following the activation of the car's brake lights. Results: Results of PRT were calculated by taking the average of both male and female older and younger riders. The study demonstrates that the mean and standard deviation of the motorcycle baseline PRTs are 0.44 and 0.11 s, respectively. Riders’ age and gender were not found to be significant variables for PRT. Conclusion: The mean of baseline perception–reaction time of motorcycle riders is smaller than that of passenger car drivers. If traffic facilities are designed based on passenger car drivers’ simple perception–reaction times where drivers are generally more alert (for example, in traffic signal design), they can provide the required PRT for motorcyclists. This suggests that the utilization of more powerful brake lights on motorcycles could be highly effective for preventing rear-end motorcycle collisions. Taylor & Francis 2011 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23286/1/23286.pdf Davoodi, Seyed Rasoul and Hamid, Hussain and Arintono, Sulistyo and Muniandy, Ratnasamy and Faezi, Seyed Farzin (2011) Motorcyclist rear brake simple perception-response times in rear-end collision situations. Traffic Injury Prevention, 12 (2). pp. 174-179. ISSN 1538-9588; ESSN: 1538-957X 10.1080/15389588.2010.533314 |
| spellingShingle | Davoodi, Seyed Rasoul Hamid, Hussain Arintono, Sulistyo Muniandy, Ratnasamy Faezi, Seyed Farzin Motorcyclist rear brake simple perception-response times in rear-end collision situations |
| title | Motorcyclist rear brake simple perception-response times in rear-end collision situations |
| title_full | Motorcyclist rear brake simple perception-response times in rear-end collision situations |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Motorcyclist rear brake simple perception-response times in rear-end collision situations |
| title_short | Motorcyclist rear brake simple perception-response times in rear-end collision situations |
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