To determine a better combination of signs and markings on expressway tunnel entrance sections, three types of typical signs and markings were compared and tested according to five indicators: speed, lane lateral offset, lane change behavior, fixation behavior, and operating load, using a driving simulator. The results identified that the obvious no overtaking and speed limit signs, combined with a layer of thin red pavement, had the most influence on drivers’ speed, and they led to the highest fixation frequency of static facilities, the longest average distance from the completion point of the lane change to the entrance, and the longest average lane change distance, which could help drivers to pass through tunnel entrance sections more smoothly. The location of the static facilities should be between 3 s before the tunnel entrance and 3 s after entering the tunnel, as this is the area where a driver’s relative viewpoint changes. The improper combination of warning signs and deceleration measures will affect a driver’s judgment, causing negative effects, such as premature lane changes and an increased operating load. The research results can provide a design basis and reference for the combination setting of safety signs and markings on tunnel entrance sections.
The aim of this study was to meet the visual cognition needs of the elderly population for the guidance marks and safety guidance marks of the rail transit connection system. Based on the visual characteristics of the elderly population, this paper firstly determined the visual field and sight range of the marks of the elderly population from three aspects—visual angle, visual distance, and height of the elderly population—and constructed the visual recognition space of the elderly population. Then, from the perspective of the setting position, the setting height, and the deflection angle, an adaptive aging safety design method for the guidance marks in the rail transit connection system is proposed. Then, based on the eye movement data of fixation duration, initial fixation duration, and the number of visits, a visual behavior index model is constructed to iteratively optimize the adaptive aging safety design of guidance marks in a rail transit connection system. A radar map is used to calculate the comprehensive index of visual behavior to determine the optimal scheme. Finally, taking the traffic connection system of Shanghai Songjiang University Town Station as an example, the eye movement data of 37 participants were collected, according to the principle that each connection path should only be taken once per person; the above method was used to design 7 connection path guidance marks for an adaptive aging safety design. The results showed that the comprehensive index of visual behavior of different paths had different degrees of improvement of up to 14.00%, which verified the effectiveness of the design method. The research results have certain theoretical significance and application value for the adaptive aging safety design and retrofit of guidance marks of rail transit connection systems.
30 January 2022 in Journal of Advanced Transportation
Using motion unit tracking technology, the pedestrian motion parameters were extracted from the monitoring video data at the ticket gate facilities in subway stations and the indicators of the lane change behavior were determined. The pedestrian lane change behavior spectrum of ticket gate facilities in subway stations was constructed from the three elements of types of ticket gate facilities, pedestrian flow, and lane change behavior, and the quartile method was used to determine the upper and lower thresholds of the indicators. The results showed that when the pedestrian flow was (5, 10] ped/min, the average values of displacement, distance, and cumulative side shift distance were the largest and the thresholds were the largest. When the pedestrian flow was (10, 15] ped/min, pedestrians generally adopted a faster walking speed to change lanes. With the increase of the pedestrian flow, the average value of the change in direction of the movement increased and the longitudinal distance at the gate-type ticket gate facilities was greatly affected by the pedestrian flow. The number of lane changes was generally once. The research results can provide a basis for scientifically setting up ticket gate facilities and reducing congestion risks caused by abnormal lane change behavior.
This paper investigates the vehicle trajectory characteristics of tunnel entrance and exit zone in the large longitudinal slope. The vehicle trajectory change rule of tunnel sections were concluded according to the collected operation parameters of 10 vehicle drivers by using eight (8) DOF driving simulator simulate tunnel sections in the long and steep downgrade. A regression was established model of the vehicle trajectory of the tunnel entrance and exit based on statistical methods.