Abstract
The proliferation of roundabouts and tramway lines are among the most spectacular transformations of Moroccan roads and landscapes in recent years. These changes raise serious concerns about the effects of these new urban and road developments on traffic, on drivers’ behaviours, and thus on road safety. These issues brin g up the question concerning the adequacy bet ween the choices of road designers and the expectations of road users. Indeed, sustainable ur ban transport and well f unctioning road cannot be designed without a holistic understanding of the way drivers act in changing environment through which they move in time and space. Consequently, there is a strong need to further knowledge about practices and behaviours of road users. The present research investigates the cognitive and metacognitive strategies use by drivers in a complex t echnical system such as roundabo ut crossed by tramway line. In this article we propose an empirical model to explore the effect of urban transport environment on drivers’ behaviours. The paper presents an exploratory study based on a data triangulation app roach including database analysis, interview, observation, and think aloud protocol. The paper presents the main findings of the study and discusses their implications for road safety.
Highlights
The evolution of contemporary cit ies was characterized by changes in lifestyles and mobility practices
We present in this paper our experimental study to collect data on driver behaviour when crossing roundabout with tram and we conclude with the main find ings of our research and their implications for road safety
Results of our study have cast light on a number of problems associated with tram roundabouts and have explored some of the road design and human factors that contribute to the difficulties experienced by drivers at these locations
Summary
The evolution of contemporary cit ies was characterized by changes in lifestyles and mobility practices. In Morocco, due to the growth in population, the rapid urbanization, and the increase in daily mobility in the last decades, transport has become a h ighly strategic issue for urban areas. If transport has shaped cities and guided their growth and their evolution, it constitutes today one of their major problems. According to the World Bank assessment report on urban transport sector in Morocco, published in 2009 [2], «Public transport systems perform poorly and are not responsive to the changing demands of the population. Solving problems of congestion or time lost in public transport call for a rethinking of mobility, part icularly by redesigning road and expanding alternative transportation
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