Eye-Movement Characteristics of Drivers According to Driving Experience-Relevance to Traffic Sign Legibility

An experiment was conducted to find the variability of driver eye movement according to different driving experience.An eye tracking system was used to study the regularity of driver eye movements, such as fixation duration, variations of fixation points, and the distribution of glance zone.It was found that driving experience had a significant effect on driver eye movement behavior.The percentage of fixation duration to total glance time for inexperienced drivers was 61.5%, while the percentage for experienced drivers was 50.2%.Moreover, the majority of drivers paid attention to the left region of the field of view more frequently than the central and the right regions.This study indicates that it takes inexperienced drivers more time to recognize traffic signs.The findings from this study will assist traffic engineers in designing and installing the traffic signs in an optimal way.