An Analysis of the Effect of Information System at Merging Section Using Driving Simulator

Abstract

In this Paper, the effect of information system at merging section of urban expressway network on driver's driving smoothness is examined, by utilizing a driving simulator system. Through the experiment of three types of the information system by 14 test drivers, we understand following three major results ;1) well-experience driver tends to prefer a guide-lamp system, and can possibly increase travel speed and can decrease the acceleration and deceleration at merging section, 2) lessexperience driver tends to over-react to a guide-lamp system, 3) a guide-lamp system sometimes has a undesirable effect in the case of system down.