Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Road-edge delineation in rural areas : effects on driving behaviour

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Road-edge delineation in rural areas : effects on driving behaviour / F. J. J. M. Steyvers and D. De Waard

When driving on lower-category Dutch rural roads without any delineation, drivers are likely to drift off the road with their right-side wheels, thus incurring damage to the pavement edge or even leading to accidents. In two experiments, two types of road-edge delination, with continuous or dashes edge lines , were compared with two control roads without lines or with only a dashed line on the road axis.It was concluded that edge-lines may provide a simple and effective way of inducing a more favourable lateral position on rural roads without having negative effects on subjetive appraisal, driving performance on mental workload

En: Ergonomics. - London [etc.]. - Vol. 43 nº 2, February 2000 ; p. 223-238

1. Ergonomía . 2. Seguridad vial . 3. Pavimentos . 4. Carreteras . 5. Prevención de accidentes . 6. Pruebas visuales . 7. Conducción . 8. Frecuencia cardíaca . I. Waard, Dick de . II. Título.