Familiarity with the route can lead to distraction, inattention and more dangerous behaviors. Conversely, unfamiliar drivers could be unaware of possible dangers hidden in the road environment. In order to inquire in detail the relationships between accidents and familiarity, a database composed of 633 fatal and injury accidents (over the period: 2005–2014) related to 84 sections of two important two-way two-lane rural Norwegian highways (E6, E39) was investigated. Familiarity of drivers with the place of the accident was defined by considering a distance measure from the residence. Two sites characterized by high percentages of namely familiar and unfamiliar accidents (selected basing on distance of involved drivers from residence) were analyzed to a micro-scale level in order to find possible recurring patterns and related factors. Familiar drivers were found to be over-involved in hitting vehicles in rear-end accidents, while only some indications without clear patterns were found for the unfamiliar accidents.
The relationships between familiarity and road accidents: Some case studies / Intini, Paolo; Colonna, Pasquale; Berloco, Nicola; Ranieri, Vittorio; Ryeng, E.. - (2017), pp. 317-324. (Intervento presentato al convegno Transport Infrastructure and Systems: AIIT International Congress on Transport Infrastructure and Systems tenutosi a Roma, Italy nel April 10-12, 2017) [10.1201/9781315281896-43].
The relationships between familiarity and road accidents: Some case studies
Intini, Paolo;Colonna, Pasquale;Berloco, Nicola;Ranieri, Vittorio;
2017-01-01
Abstract
Familiarity with the route can lead to distraction, inattention and more dangerous behaviors. Conversely, unfamiliar drivers could be unaware of possible dangers hidden in the road environment. In order to inquire in detail the relationships between accidents and familiarity, a database composed of 633 fatal and injury accidents (over the period: 2005–2014) related to 84 sections of two important two-way two-lane rural Norwegian highways (E6, E39) was investigated. Familiarity of drivers with the place of the accident was defined by considering a distance measure from the residence. Two sites characterized by high percentages of namely familiar and unfamiliar accidents (selected basing on distance of involved drivers from residence) were analyzed to a micro-scale level in order to find possible recurring patterns and related factors. Familiar drivers were found to be over-involved in hitting vehicles in rear-end accidents, while only some indications without clear patterns were found for the unfamiliar accidents.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
