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How does road marking in horizontal curves influence driving behaviour?

HAVRÁNEK Pavel, ZŮVALA Robert, ŠPAŇHEL Jakub, HEROUT Adam, VALENTOVÁ Veronika and AMBROS Jiří. How does road marking in horizontal curves influence driving behaviour?. European Transport Research Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2020, pp. 1-11. ISSN 1866-8887. Available from: https://etrr.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12544-020-00425-7
Czech title
Jak ovlivňuje horizontální silniční značení jízdní chování v zatáčkách?
Type
journal article
Language
english
Authors
Havránek Pavel, Ing. (TRC)
Zůvala Robert, Mgr. (TRC)
Špaňhel Jakub, Ing., Ph.D. (DCGM FIT BUT)
Herout Adam, prof. Ing., Ph.D. (DCGM FIT BUT)
Valentová Veronika, Ing., Ph.D. (TRC)
Ambros Jiří, Ing., Ph.D. (TRC)
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Keywords

Horizontal curve, Road marking, Edgeline, Centreline, Speed, Lateral position

Abstract

Purpose: Given the inconsistent application of various road markings on Czech rural roads, there is a question "How does road marking in horizontal curves influence driving behaviour?" The study objective was to assess how centreline and edgelines influence driving behaviour.

Methods: To focus on the critical conditions, six curves on secondary rural roads, with radii below 200 m, were selected and monitored before and after application of road marking. The studied indicators were average speed and lateral position, which were collected using trajectories detected in calibrated video recordings. 
Results: The results indicated that speeds decreased in both edgeline and centreline applications; regarding lateral positions, the edgelines were associated with shifting the driving trajectories towards the centre of the road, and the centrelines were associated with shifting the driving trajectories towards the road edges. 
Conclusions: The indicated trends are likely to be influenced also by other factors, such as specific curve radii values, superelevation, speed profile, or parameters of road surroundings. Following study should thus focus on collecting data in a larger sample of sites and building a cross-sectional model, statistically linking the mentioned characteristics with safety.
Published
2020
Pages
1-11
Journal
European Transport Research Review, vol. 12, no. 1, ISSN 1866-8887
Book
European Transport Research Review
Publisher
Springer Verlag
DOI
10.1186/s12544-020-00425-7
UT WoS
000536239100002
EID Scopus
2-s2.0-85084667226
BibTeX 
@ARTICLE{FITPUB12286,
   author = "Pavel Havr\'{a}nek and Robert Z\r{u}vala and Jakub \v{S}pa\v{n}hel and Adam Herout and Veronika Valentov\'{a} and Ji\v{r}\'{i} Ambros",
   title = "How does road marking in horizontal curves influence driving behaviour?",
   pages = "1--11",
   booktitle = "European Transport Research Review",
   journal = "European Transport Research Review",
   volume = 12,
   number = 1,
   year = 2020,
   ISSN = "1866-8887",
   doi = "10.1186/s12544-020-00425-7",
   language = "english",
   url = "https://www.fit.vut.cz/research/publication/12286"
}
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