Physiological Impact of High Speed Driving on the Drivers operating the Narrow-gauge line at 160km/h
Kiyoshi SATOU, Moritoshi IKEDA, Mitsugu SAWA, Tetsuo KURAMATA
We studied an electric car driver's workload during a high speed operating on a narrow-gauge line.
The line had no crossing and had good visibility. Driving speeds were 100km/h, 130km/h and 160km/h.
Two drivers chosen had little experience of running at 160km/h (one was totally inexperienced and
the other experienced only one run). They operated three times under each condition. The HR (heart rate)
was taken on each run.
Results are as followings ; the highest HR was registered at 160km/h and the values of HR tended to
drop as the subject got accustomed to the speed.