Do public transport drivers perceive hazards properly on mountain roads?

García-Ramírez, Y.; Peña, N.

Public transport drivers, due to their daily exposure, should have a remarkable level of hazard recognition on mountain roads. Therefore, the objective of this research was to analyze their hazard perception capabilities. We photographed twelve road sites in mountainous topography, and showed it to 97 participants. The hazard perception was collected with an online survey and compared with the objective hazard, which was calculated using the iRAP methodology. We found that the majority of drivers could not recognize the hazards of the most dangerous places, which is worrying, especially given that these are actual real-world roads that they must traverse. It calibrated four equations to predict the objective hazard based on perceived hazard. No differences were found in the hazard perception based on years of experience and types of licenses. The results of this study will allow road safety institutions to create specific courses for drivers with inadequate hazard perception, or improve the training process for candidate drivers.

RISK perception; MOTOR vehicle drivers; PUBLIC transit; HAZARDS

Inventum. Ingenieria, Tecnologia e Investigacion, 2020, Vol 15, Issue 29, p49

1909-2520

Academic Journal

10.26620/uniminuto.inventum.15.29.2020.49-58