Phantomatic Road Works in Poland: A View from a Dashboard Cam

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI:10.2478/ttj-2023-0030

A. Pashkevich, Tomasz E. Burghardt, Antoni Krawiec, Adrian Piegza, L. Żakowska

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Abstract

Abstract Correct signage belongs to critical factors affecting road traffic safety. During a naturalistic driving study in Poland major mistakes associated with signage were noticed and analysed: road works were announced and speed limits were reduced from 120 km/h to 70−80 km/h, but no road construction could be found. Measurements of drivers’ speed showed their complete disregard of the limitations: average speed of light vehicles remained at 113 km/h and lorries at 88 km/h. Assessment of the encountered 683 road signs revealed 12.5% of them to be inadequate (10.9% falsely informed drivers). Evaluation of contrast ratio of road markings (their replacement was the claimed reason for road work) showed low values both before and after re-placement (Weber contrast 0.6). It is hypothesised that erroneous road signage and its contradiction with the visible road features are contributing to the permanent disobedience of traffic rules in Poland and are decreasing road safety.

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波兰的幻影道路工程：仪表盘摄像头的视角

摘要正确的标志属于影响道路交通安全的关键因素。在波兰进行的一项自然驾驶研究中，人们注意到并分析了与标识有关的主要错误：道路施工公告和限速从 120 km/h 降至 70-80 km/h，但没有发现道路施工。对司机车速的测量显示，他们完全无视限速规定：轻型车辆的平均车速仍为 113 公里/小时，货车为 88 公里/小时。对所遇到的 683 个路标进行评估后发现，12.5% 的路标存在缺陷（10.9% 的路标误导了驾驶员）。对路标对比度的评估（更换路标是道路施工的主要原因）显示，路标更换前后的对比度均较低（韦伯对比度为 0.6）。据此推测，在波兰，错误的道路标志及其与可见道路特征的矛盾导致了长期不遵守交通规则的现象，并降低了道路安全性。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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