Lighted Guidance Devices: Intelligent Work Zone Traffic Control. EnvironmentalModulation of Drivers' Perception of Vehicle Speed

摘要

Annually, thousands of highway workers risk serious injury and health fromdrivers who enter work zones too fast or accelerate after entering the zone and then, because of their excess speed relative to the environmental limitations, have insufficient time to avoid accidents in the zone. Slow-moving vehicles are a problem in reducing traffic flow. This research investigated the effectiveness of a system of pulsing lights, that gave the illusion of movement (Phi phenomenon), in causing drivers to unknowingly synchronize their vehicle speed with the light pulses.