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Assessing the psychological responses of drivers to flashing amber lights

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dc.contributor.author Galappaththi, K
dc.contributor.author Herath, O
dc.contributor.author Bandara, YM
dc.contributor.editor Gunaruwan, TL
dc.date.accessioned 2022-04-21T06:53:43Z
dc.date.available 2022-04-21T06:53:43Z
dc.date.issued 2018-06
dc.identifier.citation Galappaththi, K., Herath, O., & Bandara, Y.M. (2018). Assessing the psychological responses of drivers to flashing amber lights [Extended Abstract]. In T.L. Gunaruwan (Ed.), Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry 2018 (pp. 81-86). Sri Lanka Society of Transport and Logistics. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17636
dc.description For accident prevention, as a Traffic Demand Management (TDM) strategy, amber lights are flashed at signalised intersections signalling drivers to drive with caution. Flashing amber light is used mostly during night hours with very a low incidence of traffic or when signal cycle timing is dysfunctional. However, this precautionary action has not eliminated intersection collisions. During off-peak hours, many intersection collisions have been reported. The occurrence of accidents in signalised intersections during off-peak hours is due to incompatibility between the expected and actual reactions of drivers to flashing amber lights or the complete ignorance of drivers. Therefore, this study focuses on how drivers psychologically react to flashing amber lights through an assessment of speed levels of vehicles passing an intersection.
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Sri Lanka Society of Transport and Logistics en_US
dc.subject Accident prevention en_US
dc.subject TDM (Traffic Demand Management) en_US
dc.subject Safety en_US
dc.subject Intersection collisions en_US
dc.subject Amber light en_US
dc.title Assessing the psychological responses of drivers to flashing amber lights en_US
dc.type Conference-Extended-Abstract en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Engineering en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Transport and Logistics Management en_US
dc.identifier.year 2018 en_US
dc.identifier.conference 3rd International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry 2018 en_US
dc.identifier.place Colombo en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 81-86 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry 2018 en_US


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