Nighttime driving: visual, lighting and visibility challenges

JM Wood - Ophthalmic and physiological optics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Nighttime driving is dangerous and is one of the most challenging driving situations
for most drivers. Fatality rates are higher at night than in the day when adjusted for distances …

Effects of median refuge island and flashing vertical sign on conspicuity and safety of unsignalized crosswalks

V Vignali, F Cuppi, E Acerra, A Bichicchi… - … research part F: traffic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pedestrian crossings are critical points in terms of road safety because they tend to be
characterized by high accident rates. Pedestrian safety at zebra crossings depends mainly …

Driver's visual attention to different categories of roadside advertising signs

M Costa, L Bonetti, V Vignali, A Bichicchi, C Lantieri… - Applied ergonomics, 2019 - Elsevier
Roadside advertising signs are a salient potential source of driver's distraction. Previous
research has mainly investigated driver's visual attention to billboards, which represents …

The safety and conspicuity of pedestrian crossing at roundabouts: The effect of median refuge island and zebra markings

V Vignali, M Pazzini, N Ghasemi, C Lantieri… - … research part F: traffic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Roundabouts are one of the most used road intersections because, compared to signalized
ones, they reduce conflict points between traffic flows and moderate driving speed. Great …

Urban mid-block bicycle crossings: The effects of red colored pavement and portal overhead bicycle crossing sign

N Ghasemi, EM Acerra, C Lantieri, A Simone, F Rupi… - Coatings, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper aims to investigate the effectiveness of some mid-block bicycle crossing
elements by analyzing the drivers' behavior, when approaching the bicycle crossings in a …

Effects of night-time bicycling visibility aids on vehicle passing distance

AA Black, R Duff, M Hutchinson, I Ng, K Phillips… - Accident Analysis & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bicycling at night is dangerous, with vehicle passing distances being a key concern, given
that the main cause of night-time bicycling fatalities is from motorists hitting bicyclists from …

Night-time driving visibility associated with LED streetlight dimming

JM Wood, G Isoardi, A Black, I Cowling - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2018 - Elsevier
New LED streetlighting designs and dimming are being introduced worldwide, however,
while their cost savings are well established, their impact on driving performance has …

[HTML][HTML] The role of innovative visibility aids on e-scooter riders' conspicuity in daylight

G Komova, C Jallais, D Ndiaye, J Rogé - Transportation Research Part F …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective This study explores how different visibility aids of contrasting colours could
enhance the e-scooter riders' conspicuity under daylight conditions. Background With the …

Road Safety Review update by using innovative technologies to investigate driver behaviour

N Ghasemi, E Acerra, V Vignali, C Lantieri… - Transportation research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban arterial roads provide high-speed passage to facilitate traffic in urban areas.
However, unlike freeways, they consist of ramps, roundabouts and unique characteristics …

Evaluation of an integrated lighting-warning system on motorists' yielding at unsignalized crosswalks during nighttime

M Costa, C Lantieri, V Vignali, N Ghasemi… - … research part F: traffic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Drivers' yielding behavior to pedestrians during nighttime was assessed in seven different
conditions of crosswalk lighting:(a) baseline condition with standard road lighting;(b) …