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School Bus Lighting Effectiveness and Improvements: Results from a Driving Experiment

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  • Devon Farmer

    (Transportation & ICT Convergence Research Center, Korea National University of Transportation (KNUT), 50 Deahak-ro, Chungju-si 27469, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea)

  • Yeonjung Song

    (Graduate School of Business Administration, Kobe University, 2-1 Rokkodaicho, Nada, Kobe 657-0013, Hyogo, Japan)

  • Panju Shin

    (Transportation & ICT Convergence Research Center, Korea National University of Transportation (KNUT), 50 Deahak-ro, Chungju-si 27469, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea)

  • Hyun Kim

    (Transportation & ICT Convergence Research Center, Korea National University of Transportation (KNUT), 50 Deahak-ro, Chungju-si 27469, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea)

  • Sanjay Tandan

    (Transportation & ICT Convergence Research Center, Korea National University of Transportation (KNUT), 50 Deahak-ro, Chungju-si 27469, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea)

  • Jun Lee

    (Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI), 176, Cheoldobangmulgwan-ro (Woram-dong), Uiwang-si 16105, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea)

Abstract

In Korea, drivers should come to a complete halt and proceed cautiously when encountering a school bus displaying its red warning lights and other safety features, a requirement that is often disregarded in practice. The reason for this might stem from a lack of awareness about the law, and we set out to investigate whether an innovative lighting system employing road projections or VMS could encourage compliance. We found that while 63% of drivers in surveys indicated they would correctly stop when approaching a stopped school bus, in driving experiments, we found that only 18% of drivers did. Our study also uncovered a knowledge gap, with just 53% to 60% of respondents correctly answering basic about the purpose of existing lighting and laws related to school buses. With on-road experiments, when we introduced road projection systems for enhanced non-connected vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication, we found that understanding would increase and compliance could increase by up to 77% (from surveys) and 93% (in road tests); these findings underscore the potential of road projections or potentially VMS as effective V2V tools for enhancing road safety in proximity to school buses.

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  • Devon Farmer & Yeonjung Song & Panju Shin & Hyun Kim & Sanjay Tandan & Jun Lee, 2024. "School Bus Lighting Effectiveness and Improvements: Results from a Driving Experiment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-19, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:2:p:501-:d:1314113
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    1. Hong Huo & David Levinson, 2003. "Effectiveness of Variable Message Signs Using Empirical Loop Detector Data," Working Papers 000033, University of Minnesota: Nexus Research Group.
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