EXPERIMENT ON THE VEHICULAR EVACUATION FROM TSUNAMI CONSIDERING TRAFFIC SITUATION AND TRAFFIC JAM INFORMATION

Abstract

 This study performed a series of driving simulator experiments to investigate an effective way to transmit evacuation information to drivers in case of tsunami. The traffic information was transmitted through a car navigation system, and eye movements were recorded during an experiment. The 28 examinees were employed for the three types of experiments, and the results were compared to reveal the effective way to transmit the information to the drives. According to the results of the experiments, the information of traffic congestion is not sufficient to improve the evacuation rate. However, hazard map is an effective tool to notice the tsunami-inundated area to the drivers.