The distance of first-fixation to vertical road signs was assessed in 22 participants while driving a route of 8.34 km. Fixations to road signs were recorded by a mobile eye-movement-tracking device synchronized to GPS and kinematic data. The route included 75 road signs. First-fixation distance and fixation duration distributions were positively skewed. Median distance of first-fixation was 51 m. Median fixation duration was 137 ms with a modal value of 66 ms. First-fixation distance was linearly related to speed and fixation duration. Road signs were gazed at a much closer distance than their visibility distance. In a second study a staircase procedure was used to test the presentation-time threshold that lead to a 75% accuracy in road sign identification. The threshold was 35 ms, showing that short fixations to a road signs could lead to a correct identification.

Costa, M., Simone, A., Vignali, V., Lantieri, C., Palena, N. (2018). Fixation distance and fixation duration to vertical road signs. APPLIED ERGONOMICS, 69, 48-57 [10.1016/j.apergo.2017.12.017].

Fixation distance and fixation duration to vertical road signs

Costa, Marco;Simone, Andrea;Vignali, Valeria;Lantieri, Claudio;
2018

Abstract

The distance of first-fixation to vertical road signs was assessed in 22 participants while driving a route of 8.34 km. Fixations to road signs were recorded by a mobile eye-movement-tracking device synchronized to GPS and kinematic data. The route included 75 road signs. First-fixation distance and fixation duration distributions were positively skewed. Median distance of first-fixation was 51 m. Median fixation duration was 137 ms with a modal value of 66 ms. First-fixation distance was linearly related to speed and fixation duration. Road signs were gazed at a much closer distance than their visibility distance. In a second study a staircase procedure was used to test the presentation-time threshold that lead to a 75% accuracy in road sign identification. The threshold was 35 ms, showing that short fixations to a road signs could lead to a correct identification.
2018
Costa, M., Simone, A., Vignali, V., Lantieri, C., Palena, N. (2018). Fixation distance and fixation duration to vertical road signs. APPLIED ERGONOMICS, 69, 48-57 [10.1016/j.apergo.2017.12.017].
Costa, Marco; Simone, Andrea; Vignali, Valeria; Lantieri, Claudio; Palena, Nicola
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