Effect of Road Darkness on Young Driver Behaviour when Approaching Parked or Slow-moving Vehicles in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Nidzamuddin Md Yusof, Nidzamuddin Md Yusof, Juffrizal Karjanto, Juffrizal Karjanto, Muhammad Zahir Hassan, Muhammad Zahir Hassan, Syabillah Sulaiman, Syabillah Sulaiman, Abd Fathul Hakim Zulkifli, Abd Fathul Hakim Zulkifli, Ahmad Azad Ab Rashid, Ahmad Azad Ab Rashid, Zulhaidi Mohd Jawi, Zulhaidi Mohd Jawi, Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim, Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: unimma 2023
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/10499/1/J16099_9549e18c34f80805f1e3dbe858a46878.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/10499/; https://doi.org/10.31603/ae.8206

Traffic accidents at night are higher than in other periods, especially on a dark road. This study explores the impact of the dark road on driver behaviours when approaching a parked or slowed-moving vehicle at the front. An experiment was conducted on a racing track at night, with and without road lighting. Different sizes of obstacles were used to represent other vehicles as a lorry, a car, and a motorcycle. The results show that the obstacles can be detected by drivers much earlier with the help of road lighting, and they tend to increase their speed, probably preparing to overtake the obstacles