Use of traffic simulators to determine driver response to work zone configurations

Samareh Moradpour; Shuang Wu; Suzanna Long; Ming C. Leu; Dincer Konur; Ruwen Qin

Use of traffic simulators to determine driver response to work zone configurations

Samareh Moradpour
, Shuang Wu
, Suzanna Long
, Ming C. Leu
, Dincer Konur
, Ruwen Qin

Civil Engineering

Stony Brook University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

Improving work zone road safety is an issue of great interest due to the high number of crashes observed in work zones. Departments of Transportation (DOTs) use a variety of methods to inform drivers of upcoming work zones. One method used by DOTs is work zone signage configuration. It is necessary to evaluate the efficiency of different configurations, by law, before implementation of new signage designs that deviate from national standards. This research presents a driving simulator based study, funded by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) that evaluates a driver's response to work zone sign configurations. This study has compared the Conventional Lane Merge (CLM) configurations against MoDOT's alternate configurations. Study participants within target populations, chosen to represent a range of Missouri drivers, have attempted four work zone configurations, as part of a driving simulator experience. The test scenarios simulated both right and left work zone lane closures for both the CLM and MoDOT alternatives. Travel time was measured against demographic characteristics of test driver populations. Statistical data analysis was used to investigate the efficiency of different configurations employed in the study. The results of this study were compared to results from a previous MoDOT study.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015
Editors	E.-H. Ng, S. Long, A. Squires
Publisher	American Society for Engineering Management
Pages	433-441
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510816022
State	Published - 2015
Event	International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015 - Indianapolis, United States Duration: Oct 7 2015 → Oct 10 2015

Publication series

Name	International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015

Conference

Conference	International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	Indianapolis
Period	10/7/15 → 10/10/15

Keywords

Conventional Lane Merge
Driving Simulator
Travel Path
Work Zone Configuration

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Moradpour, S., Wu, S., Long, S., Leu, M. C., Konur, D., & Qin, R. (2015). Use of traffic simulators to determine driver response to work zone configurations. In E.-H. Ng, S. Long, & A. Squires (Eds.), International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015 (pp. 433-441). (International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015). American Society for Engineering Management.

Moradpour, Samareh ; Wu, Shuang ; Long, Suzanna et al. / Use of traffic simulators to determine driver response to work zone configurations. International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015. editor / E.-H. Ng ; S. Long ; A. Squires. American Society for Engineering Management, 2015. pp. 433-441 (International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015).

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Moradpour, S, Wu, S, Long, S, Leu, MC, Konur, D & Qin, R 2015, Use of traffic simulators to determine driver response to work zone configurations. in E-H Ng, S Long & A Squires (eds), International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015. International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015, American Society for Engineering Management, pp. 433-441, International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015, Indianapolis, United States, 10/7/15.

Use of traffic simulators to determine driver response to work zone configurations. / Moradpour, Samareh; Wu, Shuang; Long, Suzanna et al.
International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015. ed. / E.-H. Ng; S. Long; A. Squires. American Society for Engineering Management, 2015. p. 433-441 (International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015).

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Moradpour S, Wu S, Long S, Leu MC, Konur D, Qin R. Use of traffic simulators to determine driver response to work zone configurations. In Ng EH, Long S, Squires A, editors, International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015. American Society for Engineering Management. 2015. p. 433-441. (International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2015, ASEM 2015).

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