Theses and Dissertations

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Strawderman, Lesley.

Committee Member

Bullington, Stanley F.

Committee Member

Garrison, Teena M.

Date of Degree

5-7-2016

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Industrial Engineering

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

James Worth Bagley College of Engineering

Department

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine whether adding in-vehicle technology to vehicles resulted in increased driver awareness of motorcycles. The specific technology tested consisted of a warning light which illuminated on the vehicle’s instrument panel when the vehicle was near a motorcycle. The effect of motorcycle color on driver awareness was also explored. Participants were recruited to drive a highidelity driving simulator in a city environment. Eye-tracker data was collected and used to determine how much attention drivers paid to the motorcycles in the simulation. Results showed that the in-vehicle technology significantly increased driver awareness of motorcycles, but the color of the motorcycles had no impact on driver awareness.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/16918

Comments

motorcycle safety||conspicuity||vehicle technology

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