Conditions that influence drivers’ yielding behaviour: Effects of pedestrian gaze and head movements

Eugene A. Bourquin; Robert Wall Emerson; Dona Sauerburger; Janet Barlow

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Conditions that influence drivers’ yielding behaviour: Effects of pedestrian gaze and head movements

Vision Rehabilitation International

Volume 8 (2017): Issue 1 (January 2017)

By: Eugene A. Bourquin, Robert Wall Emerson, Dona Sauerburger and Janet Barlow

Open Access

|Jan 2017

Abstract

These studies examined the effects of various types of pedestrian gazing toward vehicles and drivers at traffic signal-controlled intersections and a roundabout, measuring driver delays (seconds) and yielding behaviours. No statistical or practical differences were found between any of the gaze conditions and no-gaze conditions. These findings might have practical application for orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists and students. Pedestrians who are blind or vision impaired who benefit from a forward-facing head position to align, or who must turn their heads to visually monitor potential threats from turning vehicles, need not be apprehensive that their head movements or gazing will likely reduce the drivers’ yielding.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijom-2017-064 | Journal eISSN: 2652-3647

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