Using 'biological motion' to enhance the nighttime safety of road workers, cyclists, and pedestrians

利用“生物运动”提高道路工人、骑自行车者和行人的夜间安全

• 批准号: LP0990292
• 负责人: Prof Joanne Wood
• 金额: $ 23.68万
• 依托单位: Queensland University of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2009-11-20 至 2013-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0990292
• 关键词: Using; biological; motion; enhance; nighttime

Pedestrian and cyclist fatalities are a major road safety problem, accounting for a third of road fatalities at an estimated cost of $2.5 billion/year. Late recognition of pedestrians and cyclist by drivers is the main reason for these collisions. We have shown that innovative visibility designs which involve strategic placement of reflective markers on the moveable joints can greatly enhance visibility and hence safety of these vulnerable road users. We will extend this research to incorporate evaluation of these visibility solutions in real-world environments and encourage the widespread use of these designs in the real-world through education and policy change.

行人和骑自行车者的死亡是一个主要的道路安全问题，占道路死亡人数的三分之一，估计每年的费用为25亿美元。驾驶员对行人和骑自行车的人识别较晚是这些碰撞的主要原因。我们已经证明，创新的能见度设计，涉及战略性的位置反射标记的活动关节可以大大提高能见度，从而这些脆弱的道路使用者的安全。我们将扩展这项研究，将这些可见性解决方案的评估纳入现实世界的环境中，并鼓励通过教育和政策变革在现实世界中广泛使用这些设计。