Dresden University of Technology, Traffic and Transportation Psychology, Hettnerstrasse 1, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
Accid Anal Prev. 2012 Jan;44(1):82-7. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.12.004. Epub 2010 Dec 28.
One often discussed reason for motorcyclists' high risk of accidents is that they are less conspicuous to other road users than are other motorised vehicles. The present paper aims to identify a front signal pattern created by additional light sources that would make motorcycles clearly and quickly distinguishable from other vehicles, and that would therefore facilitate localisation and identification of motorcycles. Results of a laboratory experiment have shown that motorcycles with a T-shaped light configuration are more quickly identified, particularly when the motorcycles are in visual competition with other motorised road users. Furthermore, analysis of gaze behavior showed that they were faster fixated by the subjects in the experiment, and the mean duration of fixations was shorter. The practical implications of this experiment and the need for further research are discussed.
一个常被讨论的导致摩托车手事故风险高的原因是他们比其他机动车辆对其他道路使用者来说不那么显眼。本文旨在确定一种由额外光源产生的前向信号模式，这种模式可以使摩托车与其他车辆明显且快速地区分开来，从而便于定位和识别摩托车。实验室实验的结果表明，具有 T 形灯光配置的摩托车被更快地识别出来，特别是当摩托车与其他机动道路使用者在视觉上竞争时。此外，注视行为的分析表明，实验中的被试者更快地注视它们，注视的平均持续时间更短。讨论了这个实验的实际意义和进一步研究的必要性。
