Exploring False Warnings and Modalities for Emergency Vehicle Alerts and Their Impact on Driver Behavior.

IF 3.6 3区心理学 Q1 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Human Factors Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-21 DOI:10.1177/00187208261436744

Kajsa Weibull, Marius Brudvik Norell, Birgitta Thorslund, Björn Lidestam

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Abstract

ObjectiveThis study explores the order effects in false alarms and the effect of warning modality when drivers receive an Emergency Vehicle Approaching (EVA) alert.BackgroundEVA alerts have the potential to decrease delays for emergency vehicles. However, false alarms and suboptimal warning designs can decrease warning effectiveness. Aligned with previous research, drivers should benefit from receiving an alert that is not visual.MethodA driving simulator study with 80 participants was conducted. During a 30-minute drive, the participants received three EVA alerts, one of which was false. One group received a false alert first, followed by a true alert. The other group had the opposite order. Both groups received another true alert before the experiment ended. Half of the drivers received auditory warnings, and the other half visual warnings.ResultsDrivers who received auditory warnings moved over more quickly compared to drivers who received visual alerts. There was an order effect of false warnings, suggesting that drivers who had received a false warning before they received a true warning were slower at moving over, compared to drivers who received a true warning in their first interaction. However, when the drivers received one true and one false warning each, there was no order effect in the third interaction.ConclusionBoth alert modality and false warning effects are important when implementing EVA alerts.ApplicationThis research should be used to understand the order effect of false warnings on in-car warnings. When designing in-car warnings, auditory warnings may be more effective.

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探索假警报和模式的紧急车辆警报及其对驾驶员行为的影响。

目的探讨驾驶员收到紧急车辆逼近（EVA）警报时误报的顺序效应和预警方式的影响。deva警报有可能减少紧急车辆的延误。然而，假警报和次优警报设计会降低警报的有效性。与之前的研究一致，司机应该从接收非视觉警报中受益。方法对80名被试进行驾驶模拟器研究。在30分钟的驾驶过程中，参与者收到了三个EVA警报，其中一个是假的。一组先收到假警报，然后是真警报。另一组的顺序正好相反。在实验结束前，两组人都收到了另一个真实的警报。一半的司机收到了听觉警告，另一半收到了视觉警告。结果：与收到视觉警告的司机相比，收到听觉警告的司机移动得更快。虚假警告的顺序效应表明，在收到真实警告之前收到虚假警告的司机，与在第一次互动中收到真实警告的司机相比，行驶速度更慢。然而，当司机分别收到一个真警告和一个假警告时，在第三次互动中没有顺序效应。结论在实施EVA报警时，报警方式和误报效果都很重要。应用本研究可用于了解虚假警告对车内警告的顺序效应。在设计车内警告时，听觉警告可能更有效。

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Human Factors 管理科学-行为科学

CiteScore

10.60

自引率

6.10%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society publishes peer-reviewed scientific studies in human factors/ergonomics that present theoretical and practical advances concerning the relationship between people and technologies, tools, environments, and systems. Papers published in Human Factors leverage fundamental knowledge of human capabilities and limitations – and the basic understanding of cognitive, physical, behavioral, physiological, social, developmental, affective, and motivational aspects of human performance – to yield design principles; enhance training, selection, and communication; and ultimately improve human-system interfaces and sociotechnical systems that lead to safer and more effective outcomes.