Evaluating the Impacts of Real-Time Warnings and Variable Speed Limits on Safety and Travel Reliability during Weather Events.
● The purpose of this study is to observe behavior of drivers in pre-configured scenarios with adverse weather conditions to learn how to improve road safety in these scenarios.
● You will operate a motor vehicle and wear an eye tracker in a driving simulator environment. This is a full-sized sedan converted for use in research and surrounded by several projection screens which will display a virtual environment. Inside the virtual environment, the vehicle will behave as if it were a motor vehicle on an actual road.
● The experiment will include a warmup session, the main experiment, and a post experiment survey. Participating will take about 30 minutes of your time.
● To be eligible to participate, you must be at least 18 years old, hold a valid driver’s license, and have at least 2 years of driving experience.
● Participants will receive $20 cash for participating in the experiment.
Location of the research
University of Connecticut, Longley Building, 270 Middle Turnpike, Storrs, CT
This research is conducted under the direction of: Prof. John N. Ivan, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
For more information, contact: Prof. John N. Ivan at uconndrivingsimulator@gmail.com/ 970-626-8239