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Driver’s perceptions about the effects of speed regulation systems in the driving task
| Summary: | Speed regulation systems like the cruise control (CC) and the speed limiter (SL) are becoming a standard feature in vehicles nowadays. However, these systems add a certain level of automation to the driving task and so they have the potential to change the way people drive. In order to understand the potential that these systems have in terms of road safety, it is crucial to understand how drivers percept the effects of the systems during the driving task. Then, the aim of the present research was to identify driver’s perceptions about the effects of speed regulation systems, more specifically the cruise control and the speed limiter, in the driving task and, to accomplish this goal, a questionnaire was applied. The main findings were that females are more prone to keep speeds equal to the road speed limit, and that when using both, cruise control and speed limiter, drivers are more available to comply with road speed limits. It was also found that the CC has a bigger impact than the SL when it comes to engaging into secondary tasks while driving. |
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| Authors: | Simões, Anabela dos Santos Aleixo; Marques, Carlos; Ferreira, Pedro |
| Subject: | road safety Cruise control speed limiter questionnaire drivers’ perceptions |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | master thesis |
| Identifiers: | ID: 201872242 |
| Access type: | Open |
| Associated institution: | Repositório Comum, Repositório Comum, Instituto Superior de Ciências Educativas, Repositório Comum, Instituto Superior de Educação e Ciências |
| Funded project code: | 201872242 |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | Repositório Comum |
| Summary: | Speed regulation systems like the cruise control (CC) and the speed limiter (SL) are becoming a standard feature in vehicles nowadays. However, these systems add a certain level of automation to the driving task and so they have the potential to change the way people drive. In order to understand the potential that these systems have in terms of road safety, it is crucial to understand how drivers percept the effects of the systems during the driving task. Then, the aim of the present research was to identify driver’s perceptions about the effects of speed regulation systems, more specifically the cruise control and the speed limiter, in the driving task and, to accomplish this goal, a questionnaire was applied. The main findings were that females are more prone to keep speeds equal to the road speed limit, and that when using both, cruise control and speed limiter, drivers are more available to comply with road speed limits. It was also found that the CC has a bigger impact than the SL when it comes to engaging into secondary tasks while driving. |
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