Following car reduces motorcycles' size-arrival effect: A study using online experiments

Y Wu, K Kihara, Y Takeda - Applied Ergonomics, 2024 - Elsevier
Many fatal motorcycle accidents occur because car drivers infringe on motorcycle riders'
right-of-way. The size-arrival effect refers to observers' tendency to judge larger objects as …

Effects of oncoming vehicle size on overtaking judgments

SJ Levulis, PR DeLucia, J Jupe - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2015 - Elsevier
During overtaking maneuvers on two-way highways drivers must temporarily cross into the
opposite lane of traffic, and may face oncoming vehicles. To judge when it is safe to …

Motorcyclist's lane position as a factor in right-of-way violation collisions: A driving simulator study

B Sager, MR Yanko, TM Spalek, DJ Froc… - Accident Analysis & …, 2014 - Elsevier
A driver turning left and failing to notice an oncoming motorcyclist until too late is the most
common cause of motorcycle collisions. Consequently, much previous research has focused …

Examining the effect of visual treatments on truck drivers' time-to-arrival judgments of motorcycles at T-intersections

TH Law, M Ghanbari, H Hamid, A Abdul-Halin… - … research part F: traffic …, 2015 - Elsevier
An automobile–motorcycle crash most commonly results when an automobile pulls out of a
side road into the path of an oncoming motorcycle and violates the motorcyclist's right-of …

Motorcycle accident risk could be inflated by a time to arrival illusion

MS Horswill, S Helman, P Ardiles… - Optometry and Vision …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. Drivers adopt smaller safety margins when pulling out in front of motorcycles
compared with cars. This could partly account for why the most common motorcycle/car …

Effects of size on collision perception and implications for perceptual theory and transportation safety

PR DeLucia - Current directions in psychological science, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
People avoid collisions when they walk or drive, and they create collisions when they hit
balls or tackle opponents. To do so, people rely on the perception of depth (perception of …

Drivers' gap acceptance and time to arrival judgements when confronted with approaching bicycles, e-bikes, and scooters

K Schleinitz, T Petzoldt, T Gehlert - Journal of Transportation Safety …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Previous studies have shown that time to arrival estimates (TTA) as well as accepted gap
size are influenced by vehicle size. Drivers tend to choose smaller gaps and provide longer …

Motorcycle right-of-way accidents—A literature review

CW Pai - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2011 - Elsevier
The most typical automobile–motorcycle collision take places when an automobile
manoeuvres into the path of an approaching motorcycle by violating the motorcycle's right of …

Perception and appraisal of approaching motorcycles at junctions

D Crundall, K Humphrey, D Clarke - Transportation Research Part F: Traffic …, 2008 - Elsevier
Why do drivers pull out in front of approaching motorcycles at t-junctions? Two possible
reasons are that drivers fail to perceive the oncoming motorcycle, or that they incorrectly …

The influence of speed, cyclists' age, pedaling frequency, and observer age on observers' time to arrival judgments of approaching bicycles and e-bikes

K Schleinitz, T Petzoldt, JF Krems, T Gehlert - Accident Analysis & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Given their potential to reach higher speed levels than conventional bicycles, the growing
market share of e-bikes has been the reason for increased concerns regarding road safety …