Different visual and acoustic warning signals: Performance and acceptance
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VW® (Volkswagen AG)
Description
In an experimental design we studied different warning signals in a close to reality setting.
Participants completed a simple driving simulation while reacting as fast as possible to either a visual or acoustic warning signal. They drove a simple three-lane street. In a given distance, road signs indicated the appropriate lane to which they had to change. For manoeuvring, subjects used a steering-wheel, on which also the button necessary for reacting to the warning signals was installed. As results show, suitability of warning signals is very much dependent on dangerousness and driving situation.
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Prof. Dr. Josef Krems, Dr. rer.nat. Anja Naumann, Dipl.Ing. Sabine Dittrich, Sven Tuchscheerer, Tibor Petzoldt
