Interaction at the Bottleneck – A Traffic Observation

Michael Rettenmaier; Camilo Requena Witzig; Klaus Bengler

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_37

Interaction at the Bottleneck – A Traffic Observation

Michael Rettenmaier
, Camilo Requena Witzig
, Klaus Bengler

Chair of Ergonomics

Technical University of Munich

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

19 Scopus citations

Abstract

At present, researchers and car manufacturers are focusing on the implementation of automated vehicles in road transport, which leads to mixed traffic containing automated vehicles and manual drivers. To realize this project, it is essential to understand the communicational processes and the interaction of contemporary road users. This paper focuses on investigating the interaction at bottlenecks caused by obstacles on both sides of the road, for instance due to double parking. The authors explore how drivers communicate to a simultaneously oncoming vehicle that they intend to pass through the narrow section first. As a method, a traffic observation was conducted. The results show that drivers almost exclusively use implicit means of communication. Moreover, four different interaction strategies could be found. Based on the underlying observation data, the authors provide recommendations on how automated vehicles might communicate implicitly by adopting the communication processes observed in the field study.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human Systems Engineering and Design II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design
Subtitle of host publication	Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019
Editors	Tareq Ahram, Waldemar Karwowski, Stefan Pickl, Redha Taiar
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	243-249
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9783030279271
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_37
State	Published - 2020
Event	2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019 - Munich, Germany Duration: 16 Sep 2019 → 18 Sep 2019

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	1026
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)	2194-5365

Conference

Conference	2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Munich
Period	16/09/19 → 18/09/19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

Implicit communication
Road bottleneck
Traffic observation

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Rettenmaier, M., Requena Witzig, C., & Bengler, K. (2020). Interaction at the Bottleneck – A Traffic Observation. In T. Ahram, W. Karwowski, S. Pickl, & R. Taiar (Eds.), Human Systems Engineering and Design II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019 (pp. 243-249). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 1026). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_37

Rettenmaier, Michael ; Requena Witzig, Camilo ; Bengler, Klaus. / Interaction at the Bottleneck – A Traffic Observation. Human Systems Engineering and Design II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019. editor / Tareq Ahram ; Waldemar Karwowski ; Stefan Pickl ; Redha Taiar. Springer Verlag, 2020. pp. 243-249 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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Rettenmaier, M, Requena Witzig, C & Bengler, K 2020, Interaction at the Bottleneck – A Traffic Observation. in T Ahram, W Karwowski, S Pickl & R Taiar (eds), Human Systems Engineering and Design II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 1026, Springer Verlag, pp. 243-249, 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019, Munich, Germany, 16/09/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_37

Interaction at the Bottleneck – A Traffic Observation. / Rettenmaier, Michael; Requena Witzig, Camilo; Bengler, Klaus.
Human Systems Engineering and Design II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019. ed. / Tareq Ahram; Waldemar Karwowski; Stefan Pickl; Redha Taiar. Springer Verlag, 2020. p. 243-249 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 1026).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Rettenmaier M, Requena Witzig C, Bengler K. Interaction at the Bottleneck – A Traffic Observation. In Ahram T, Karwowski W, Pickl S, Taiar R, editors, Human Systems Engineering and Design II - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, IHSED 2019. Springer Verlag. 2020. p. 243-249. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-27928-8_37

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