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269–279 R. Zewdie, and P. Kic
Transport route segments and stress effect on drivers
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Transport route segments and stress effect on drivers

R. Zewdie¹,* and P. Kic²

¹Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Vehicles and Ground Transport, Kamýcká 129, CZ-165 21, Prague 6, Czech Republic
²Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Technological Equipment of Buildings, Kamýcká 129, CZ-165 21, Prague 6, Czech Republic
*Correspondence: Zewdie@tf.czu.cz

Abstract:

Drivers are expected to drive safely whilst carrying out a variety of complex tasks using physical, sensor, cognitive and psychomotor skills. In this paper, the authors examine the influence of road characteristics and microclimate influence in driver’s cabin, on different drivers’ performance while accomplishing their daily duties. The authors gave prior emphasis on transport route profiles like pedestrian crossing, road junctions, round about; pulling in and out of each bus stop and other unexpected incidences on driver’s attention. The research was held on different drivers on the same transport route and segment of articulation. Work experiences, unfamiliarity of the routes were among the key factors for increasing stress and decreasing drivers’ attention. This paper analyse stress factors on drivers during the summer period of driving performance. The core data on microclimate situation in the driver’s cabin and the heart rate are preserved through careful measurements on all route segments. The drivers’ heart rates are carefully recorded at specific parts in the road to examine how the road characteristics affect driver’s behaviour. The influence of route characteristics, the microclimate influence in the drivers cabin, and other complications in transport route on heart rate variations of different drivers is the output of the research findings.

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