Analysis on Drivers' Decisions to Stop During Yellow Signals Using the Drive Recorder

Abstract

During a yellow light at a signalized intersection, drivers occasionally fall into the dilemma whether to pass through the intersection or to stop at the stop-line. As the result of an aggressive pass or a sudden stop, rear-end collisions and head-on accidents may occur. In this paper, drive recorder equipped vehicles provide many incident data that occurred during yellow lights, and actual dangerous zone is extracted. Because the zone is one of the targets for accident prevention, the obtained insights are useful in considering measures for enhancing safety such as the dilemma avoidance signal control and other related ITS technologies.