Initial validation of a United States video speed test to measure speed propensity

IF 4.4 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.trf.2025.103365

Michael A. Nees, Hope Geiss

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Abstract

The University of Queensland Video Speed Test (UQVST) has shown validity for measuring speed propensity–a tendency to prefer faster or slower driving speeds. Since the test used driving clips filmed in Australia from the left side of the roadway, the validity of the test for use in samples in the United States is not known. A new United States Video Speed Test (USVST) was developed. The new test used ten video clips, each 8 s in duration, which participants viewed before indicating how much slower or faster they would drive in the same scenario. In a preregistered online survey study (N = 393 participants), the USVST showed high internal and test–retest reliability. Like the UQVST, the USVST correlated positively with scores on the speed subscale of the Driving Style Questionnaire and negatively with age. Further, the USVST showed a negative correlation with the cautious driving subscale of the Multidimensional Driving Style Inventory and a positive correlation with the sum of self-reported accidents, violations, and police pullovers. Males also scored significantly higher on the USVST than females. Collectively, this evidence suggested that the USVST may be a useful tool for measuring speeding propensity.

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美国视频速度测试的初步验证，以衡量速度倾向

昆士兰大学的视频速度测试（UQVST）已经证明了测量速度倾向的有效性，即倾向于更快或更慢的驾驶速度。由于测试使用了在澳大利亚从道路左侧拍摄的驾驶片段，因此测试在美国使用样本的有效性尚不清楚。一种新的美国视频速度测试（USVST）被开发出来。新的测试使用了10个视频片段，每个片段的持续时间为8秒，参与者在观看这些视频片段后，表明在相同的场景下他们会开得慢或快多少。在一项预注册的在线调查研究中（N = 393名参与者），USVST显示出较高的内部和重测信度。与UQVST一样，USVST与驾驶风格问卷的速度分量表得分呈正相关，与年龄负相关。此外，USVST与多维驾驶风格量表的谨慎驾驶子量表呈负相关，与自述事故、违规和警用套头衫的总和呈正相关。男性在USVST上的得分也明显高于女性。总的来说，这些证据表明USVST可能是测量超速倾向的有用工具。

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Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour Multiple-

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

14.60%

发文量

239

审稿时长

71 days

期刊介绍： Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour focuses on the behavioural and psychological aspects of traffic and transport. The aim of the journal is to enhance theory development, improve the quality of empirical studies and to stimulate the application of research findings in practice. TRF provides a focus and a means of communication for the considerable amount of research activities that are now being carried out in this field. The journal provides a forum for transportation researchers, psychologists, ergonomists, engineers and policy-makers with an interest in traffic and transport psychology.