Presentation
Naturalistic Analysis of Bidirectional Gazing During Vehicle-Pedestrian Road Crossings
DescriptionThis study quantifies bidirectional gazing – when drivers and pedestrians look in the direction of one another – in naturalistic settings. Knowledge of bidirectional gazing can provide insights into the communication dynamics between pedestrians and drivers, and how these dynamics depend on the level of infrastructural support (e.g., stop sign). Results show a tendency for bidirectional gazing to be more prevalent (especially early in encounters) and longer for crossing types with less infrastructural support such as undesignated crossings. This suggest that, in absence of infrastructural support, early on during crossings (6 s before lane entry) drivers and pedestrians rely more on visual communication by looking in each other’s direction to determine things like gap size, trajectory, speed, and distance. However, closer to pedestrians entering the lane, we find similar gaze patterns across the crossing types, which may suggest another type of gaze behavior (e.g., checking it is safe to cross).
Event Type
Lecture
TimeThursday, September 12th3pm - 3:20pm MST
LocationFLW Salon G
Surface Transportation