China Safety Science Journal ›› 2025, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (5): 124-134.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2025.05.1534

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Driving characteristics analysis and collision risk evaluation in expressway agglomerate fog areas

WU Fuwei1,2(), LI Yulong1, MA Yong2,**(), WANG Chang1,2, ZHANG Zhi3   

  1. 1 School of Automobile, Chang'an University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710018,China
    2 Key Laboratory of Transportation Industry of Automotive Transportation Safety Enhancement Technology (Chang'an University), Xi'an Shaanxi 710018,China
    3 Aviation Engineering School, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710018,China
  • Received:2025-01-09 Revised:2025-03-10 Online:2025-05-28 Published:2025-11-28
  • Contact: MA Yong

Abstract:

In order to reduce the risk of traffic accidents in expressway agglomerate fog environment, the expressway agglomerate fog zone was divided into transition zone and conflict zone, and driving simulation tests were designed and carried out. Firstly, Analysis of Variance(ANOVA)and non-parametric tests were used to analyze the driving behavior in the two zones. Then, Pearson correlation analysis was used to explore the correlation characteristics of the driving behavior indicators between transition zone and conflict zone. Finally, a binary logistic regression model was used to explore the mechanism of the influence of driving behavior on the collision risk. The study shows that: in transition zone, driving experience and visibility change rate have a significant effect on speed standard deviation and inner boundary speed. Compared with novice drivers, experienced drivers have 36.8% lower speed standard deviation and 13.5% higher inner boundary speed. Visibility change rate has a statistically significant difference on speed standard deviation and inner boundary speed. Different visibility change rates correspond to different inner boundary speed and speed standard deviation. In conflict zone, time to collision (TTC) was significantly positively correlated with visibility, and reaction time was significantly negatively correlated with visibility. TTC, reaction time and collision rate were all significantly negatively correlated with the conflict distance. The speed adjustment behavior in the transition zone significantly affects collision risk in conflict zone.

Key words: expressway, agglomerate fog, driving simulation, driving behavior, collision risk

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