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Assessment of Bus Driver Performance Based on Reaction Time on Simulator and On-Road Driving

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Ergonomics for Improved Productivity

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Reaction time is the time span between start of the stimulus and response toward stimulus. Reaction time depends on many physiological parameters of the person. The aim of this study is to assess the performance in different kind of driver based on reaction time parameters on simulator and on-road. Forty-two professional bus drivers participated in this study. In both simulator and on-road scenarios, reaction time of all the drivers calculated before and after driving. Increase in reaction time was observed between pre- and post-driving sessions in both simulator and real-road driving scenarios. There was significant difference (p > 0.05) in reaction time between less experienced drivers and drivers with minimum 10 years of experience between simulated and on-road driving conditions. Based on the result of this study, it can be concluded that the reaction time varies among different aged person, and it also depends on the accidents faced by drivers. Finding of this study would be helpful in rehabilitating the drivers and giving trainings to enhance road safety.

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  1. Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India

    Rahul Bhardwaj, Sathish Kumar Sivasankaran & Venkatesh Balasubramanian

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

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    Faisal Hasan

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Bhardwaj, R., Sivasankaran, S.K., Balasubramanian, V. (2021). Assessment of Bus Driver Performance Based on Reaction Time on Simulator and On-Road Driving. In: Muzammil, M., Khan, A.A., Hasan, F. (eds) Ergonomics for Improved Productivity. Design Science and Innovation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9054-2_65

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