{"title":"Description and analysis of aberrant riding behaviors of pedal cyclists, e-bike riders and motorcyclists: Based on a self-report questionnaire","authors":"Qian Qian , Yu Qi , Jing Shi","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.021","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.021","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The aberrant driving behavior of two-wheelers, primarily powered two-wheelers, is one of the complex problems in urban traffic safety management. This study aims to describe the aberrant riding behaviors of two-wheelers, including pedal cyclists, e-bike riders and motorcyclists, as a whole and to explore the similarities and differences in behavioral characteristics among different types of two-wheelers. Therefore, a general two-wheeler riding behavior questionnaire (TWRBQ) was developed for the current two-wheeler traffic conditions in China, and a survey was conducted in Xi’an to test the construct validity of the questionnaire. Through statistical tests and factor analyses, e-bike riders, who were not given enough attention in real-world safety management, were carefully studied. It was found that the characteristics of aberrant riding behaviors of e-bike riders were closer to those of motorcyclists. Both of them showed a much higher frequency of aberrant riding behaviors compared with cyclists. The result implicated that the behaviors of motorcyclists and e-bike riders need to be regulated more than those of cyclists. In addition, correlations were found between some attributes of riders and aberrant riding behavior factors named errors and violations, among which having a driving license for automobiles had a more significant effect on riders’ self-reported driving errors than having a driving license regardless of vehicle types. The results suggest that safety training is necessary for both motorcyclists and e-bike riders, while the level of the training should be improved. Additionally, more attention should be paid to novice, elderly, intense, and commuting riders.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142552017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Celic , S. Arefnezhad , S. Vrazic , J. Billington , N. Merat
{"title":"High-speed curve negotiation: Can differences in expertise account for the different effects of cognitive load?","authors":"M. Celic , S. Arefnezhad , S. Vrazic , J. Billington , N. Merat","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The role of expertise in the relationship between cognitive load (CL) and driving performance has received little scientific attention. This real-world study included 8 expert race car drivers and 10 non-expert drivers, who were driving on a racetrack while simultaneously performing cognitively distracting secondary tasks. The experiment examined whether the effects of CL on high-speed driving performance of hairpin, compound, and reverse curves are influenced by drivers’ expertise. In general, we found that non-expert drivers were not any more vulnerable to CL-induced performance decrements than skilled expert drivers, although the relationship between driving expertise and CL appeared to be task- and curve type-dependent. While between-group differences in secondary task performance were not obtained, speed was found to decrease in CL conditions but only in sharp hairpin curves. Additionally, CL affected experts’ and non-experts’ lateral performance in all curve types, although a clear relationship between trajectory deviations and steering corrections was not obtained. While the effects of CL appear to be the most prominent in sharp hairpin curves, the findings of this study suggest curve geometry as a variable that needs greater attention in future studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142552016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cristian Domarchi , Quoc C. Vuong , Elisabetta Cherchi
{"title":"The role of emotional coherence in electric vehicle purchasing decisions","authors":"Cristian Domarchi , Quoc C. Vuong , Elisabetta Cherchi","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cognitive consistency theories offer a solid background to understand the effects of latent psychological constructs in decision-making. These theories model decision-making as the product of a dynamic and recursive process in which individual elements are evaluated toward a decision and this emerging decision returns to its individual elements. In this study, we use the Hot Coherence (HOTCO) cognitive consistency theory to analyse the choice between electric, hybrid-electric, and petrol vehicles. We apply the model to a sample of respondents from England households with one or more cars. The HOTCO model offers a more nuanced representation of the decision-making process – compared with traditional attitude-behaviour link theories – by incorporating non-linear and multidimensional interactions between its components. Our results suggest that positive attitudes and emotional appraisals for electric and hybrid-electric vehicles are shaped by similar motivators, and respondents perceive them as capable of satisfying the same set of needs. In addition, environmental awareness and pro-innovative orientation are the two motives that generate the greater differences in attitudinal evaluations of petrol vehicles, compared with alternative fuels.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142572609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Incorporating personality traits for the study of user acceptance of electric micromobility-sharing services","authors":"Senkai Xie, Feixiong Liao","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electric micromobility-sharing services (EMS) have emerged as a promising mobility tool for tackling transportation problems. Understanding the drivers of user acceptance of EMS is essential for proper deployment. However, there is no consensus in the literature on the effects of psychological factors on EMS adoption, and little research has considered personality traits to capture individual differences. To fill this research gap, we administered a survey through a Dutch panel that integrated the Big Five personality traits into a user acceptance framework and applied structural equation modeling (SEM) to investigate user acceptance of EMS. The quantitative analysis reveals that three UTAUT factors (social influence, performance expectancy, and hedonic motivation) have strong positive direct effects on user acceptance. Among the Big Five personality traits, openness and extraversion have significant but weaker total effects, while other personality traits (conscientiousness, agreeableness, and neuroticism) have no significant effects. It is also found that young people and residents of large cities have a higher intention to adopt EMS, while the majority who are highly satisfied with the status quo transportation modes have a lower intention to use EMS for short trips. The analysis results offer crucial insights into crafting tailored strategies to deploy EMS.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142578833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christian Bretter , Hemant Sharma , Kate Pangbourne
{"title":"Understanding car-sharing by integrating long-, medium- and short-term cognitions","authors":"Christian Bretter , Hemant Sharma , Kate Pangbourne","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Examinations into the psychological drivers of car-sharing have to date focused on short-term cognitions such as attitudes, norms, and intentions. In this paper, we integrate such short-term cognitions with medium-term cognitions (e.g., goals) and long-term cognitions (e.g., values), thereby providing a more comprehensive understanding of the psychological drivers of car-sharing. We surveyed a broadly representative sample of the UK population (N = 1,294) and found that values underlie medium-term cognitions (e.g., goals) and short-term cognitions, thereby ultimately influencing car-sharing intentions and behaviour. Moreover, our results show that environmental consciousness and the desire for luxury are important yet opposing goals that affect both intentions to engage in car-sharing and to actually use car-sharing. Overall, we demonstrate that car-sharing may be more complex than previously anticipated and should be understood as a behaviour that results from a complex web of long-, medium-, and short-term cognitions. We discuss practical and theoretical implications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142551533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of level 2 automation on driver behavior: A study using association rules mining","authors":"Rohit Chakraborty , Syed Aaqib Javed , Subasish Das , Boniphace Kutela , Md Nasim Khan","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Driver distraction and reduced situational awareness pose significant risks in vehicles with Level 2 (L2) automation systems, such as adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assistance. This study analyzed naturalistic driving data using Association Rules Mining (ARM) to investigate the impact of L2 automation on driver behavior. The dataset included 771 driving events categorized by L2 system activation status (active or inactive), intersection types, and hand positions on the steering wheel. Key variables were analyzed, such as eyes-off-road (EOR) time, off-road glance frequency and duration, and the influence of different driving conditions. The findings revealed that driver distraction, indicated by longer EOR times and more frequent off-road glances, is significantly higher when L2 systems are active. Additionally, drivers exhibit the highest levels of inattention with no hands on the wheel during L2 activation. These insights highlighted the need for improved driver-system interfaces. They targeted driver education to enhance the safety and effectiveness of L2 automation, ultimately contributing to safer roadways and better-informed policy decisions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142539755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two-stage transition procedure reduces potential hazards on planned transitions in automated driving","authors":"Kunihiro Hasegawa, Yanbin Wu, Ken Kihara","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The feasibility of human-system transition in conditional automated driving systems remains an unresolved issue. These advanced systems necessitate support for planned transitions due to their frequent occurrence. Concerns in planned transitions include the lack of situation awareness and physical preparedness; specifically, drivers lack awareness of the traffic situation and their hands are occupied at the moment of transition. In this study, three types of two-stage transition procedures were investigated as potential solutions to these issues. In these procedures, the takeover request was issued after either a prenotification alert (notifying drivers of an impending takeover request) or a preparation request for takeover (requiring drivers to cease non-driving-related activities and monitor the traffic situation with both hands unoccupied for approximately 1 min before the transition). The effectiveness of combining road signs with the preparation request to facilitate takeover was also evaluated. The results indicate that a two-stage transition procedure incorporating a preparation request can mitigate potential hazards in planned transitions. This procedure resulted in shorter takeover reaction times and a lower rate of lane change failures post-takeover compared to the single-stage transition procedure. The addition of road signs to the preparation request further enhanced takeover support. However, the two-stage transition procedure was ineffective when only a prenotification alert was provided without a preparation request. Furthermore, the gaze behaviour of the drivers during the preparation period suggested the development of situation awareness for a safe and smooth takeover. The trend in gaze behaviour shifted from “busy and widespread” to “stably and centralised,” occurring within approximately 20 s. These findings may contribute to the design of automated driving systems, the planning of road infrastructures, and the development of driver monitoring systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142526277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhisong Chen , Sijun Xia , Zhenchuan Shao , Zhimai Gu , Zhongming Wu , Lin Wu , Xinrui Wang
{"title":"Charging or Swapping? A study on the private Consumers’ acceptance of the electricity replenishment mode of new energy vehicles","authors":"Zhisong Chen , Sijun Xia , Zhenchuan Shao , Zhimai Gu , Zhongming Wu , Lin Wu , Xinrui Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, two types of electricity replenishment modes of new energy vehicles (NEVs) have gradually developed in the NEVs market, one is the battery charging mode, and the other is the battery swapping mode. These two electricity replenishment modes have their own advantages and disadvantages, and consumers have different usage experiences. Generally speaking, the battery charging mode is usually more economical than the battery swapping mode, and its usage scenarios are more common, but in terms of replenishment speed and convenience, the battery swapping mode has obvious advantages. Based on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model, this paper tries to explore the key impact factors on the private consumers’ acceptance of the electricity replenishment mode of NEVs in the market, investigate the heterogeneity of gender, age, and income, and justify the development trend of the electricity replenishment mode of NEVs, aiming to provide managerial insights and policy implications for the high-quality development of the electricity replenishment mode of NEVs. The results indicate that among the five-dimensional variables we selected, performance expectancy has little effect on acceptance, while effort expectancy, social influence, and quality sensitivity have a positive impact on acceptance, and perceived risk has a negative impact on acceptance. Gender, age, and income level had different effects on each variable. This has a reference enlightenment for the follow-up production and marketing of related enterprises.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142526274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sustainable Steps in the Snow: Exploring factors associated with active school commuting in Finland","authors":"Marianna C. Melin, Jarno Tuominen, Paula Salo","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Physical inactivity of children and youth is a major health problem. Active commuting could increase the amount of physical activity and be a more environmentally friendly traffic mode choice compared with motorized vehicles. Parents have an integral role in determining the options a child has for commuting. We explored parental barriers and motivators associated with the active commute of their children.</div><div>This cross-sectional study used the CLIMATE NUDGE Survey data of parents with school-aged children. A set of 25 possible influencing factors included demographic factors, social aspects, and pro-environmental attitudes, and questions about the motivating role of journey characteristics and health effects. The data were analyzed with two multinomial logistic regression analyses (N = 320): first, comparing those who either never or sometimes commute actively to those who always do so, and second, those who always or sometimes commute actively to those who never do so.</div><div>Results indicated the strongest determinants to differentiate those who always and those who never use active commute, were commute distance and parental beliefs about social commute norms. The longer the commute distance was, the more likely the child was to belong to the never active commuter group and less likely to belong to the always active commuter group. The more parents believed their child’s peers commuted actively, the more likely it was that their child always commuted actively and less likely they never did so.</div><div>We found several factors associated with active commuting, yet somewhat surprisingly neither environmental attitudes nor climate change related reasons were significantly associated with active commuting. To conclude, instead of highlighting environmental aspects to promote active commute, we recommend highlighting social norms and perception of the commute distance, and addressing weather-related barriers and health related motivators.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142526275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Driving further growth of the electric vehicle market in China: Insights from multi-theoretical integration models","authors":"Fei Lv , Qiong Wu , Hongbo Ren , Weisheng Zhou , Qifen Li","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To promote sustainable urban development, the Chinese government is actively encouraging the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). While some progress has been made, the overall adoption rate remains relatively low. To further drive the EV market, this study integrates the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), Theory of Consumption Value (TCV), and Normative Activation Model (NAM) into an comprehensive framework to explore the determinants that influence EV purchase intentions at this stage. The model considers both self-interest and altruistic factors, as well as external situational factors. Empirical testing was conducted using data from 428 valid responses collected in Shanghai and Jilin, China. The results reveal that perceived behavioral control, subjective norms, attitudes, personal norms, monetary value, performance value, and conditional value all have significant positive effects on consumers’ willingness to purchase EVs, with personal norms being the most influential factor. Additionally, the study examines the mediating role of attitude and discusses variations in the intention to purchase EVs among different demographic groups through multi-group structural equation models. These findings provide a deeper understanding of the key factors affecting EV purchase intentions at this stage and offer insights for developing more targeted policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142526276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}