Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour最新文献

{"title":"Assessing effectiveness of intersection conflict warning system on driving performance under obstructed line of sight at unsignalized intersection","authors":"Yashasvi Rachakonda,&nbsp;Digvijay S. Pawar","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Intersection Conflict Warning System (ICWS) is an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technology that has been recognized as a solution to reduce crashes at unsignalized intersections. It consists of activated warning signs and sensors that detect vehicles approaching an intersection, transmitting a warning signal to potentially conflicting vehicles on other approaches. The current study examines the effect of ICWS on drivers driving performance while approaching an unsignalized intersection under obstructed line of sight. Four scenarios were developed to evaluate the effectiveness of ICWS. Driving performance measures such as mean and standard deviation of speed and deceleration, and driver factors such as age and number of driving days per week were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA. Furthermore, duration variables such as response time and speed reduction time were modelled using Weibull Accelerated Failure Time (AFT) duration model. The study insights showed statistical differences among the four scenarios for all driving performance measures. The developed model revealed that with activated ICWS, drivers exhibited longer speed reduction times and shorter response times. This implies that with the activated ICWS, drivers managed to respond to the conflicting vehicle beforehand, resulting in less abrupt braking behaviour and collision avoidance at the intersection. The study highlights the significance of ICWS and will assist traffic engineers and road safety authorities in designing and implementing ICWS at unsignalized intersections in developing world traffic.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"110 ","pages":"Pages 128-147"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143422204","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":"Ready to transition? Strategies to bring drivers back into the loop upon requests to intervene in conditionally automated driving","authors":"Luisa Katharina Heinrich ,&nbsp;Yanbin Wu ,&nbsp;Linda Miller ,&nbsp;Luise Metzger ,&nbsp;Ken Kihara ,&nbsp;Toshihisa Sato ,&nbsp;Satoshi Kitazaki ,&nbsp;Martin Baumann","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Technology advances and regulatory efforts allow car manufacturers to introduce conditionally automated driving systems into the market. These systems permit drivers to temporarily disengage from the driving task. However, as long as systems are not fully automated, transitions between different levels of automation are necessary and imply shifts in the driver's role and responsibilities. For example, inattention or distraction may impair the driver's ability to take over safely in the case of system limits. Therefore, this work investigates the effect of two transition strategies - monitoring the environment and initiating a maneuver - on bringing drivers back into the loop and ensuring safe driving performance during requests to intervene in Level 3 automated systems (also referred to as take-over requests). Additionally, these strategies could be employed to keep drivers in and on the loop during transitions to lower levels of automation without requiring a manual take-over. For example, when a required driving maneuver would violate traffic rules. In a driving simulator study, 36 participants experienced a conditionally automated drive on a rural road. While participants performed a non-driving-related task (NDRT), the automated driving system approached a rear-end collision blocking the vehicle's lane. In experimental trials, the system requested drivers either to monitor the traffic scene or to decide when to initiate an evasive maneuver. Depending on traffic regulations (overtaking ban present or absent), the system could not solve the situation and issued a request to intervene, or the system could perform the evasive maneuver itself. This resulted in a 2 x 2 within-subjects design with transition <em>strategy</em> (monitoring, initiating) and transition <em>type</em> (request to intervene, no request to intervene) as independent variables. None of the transition <em>strategies</em> improved driving performance, shortened take-over time or affected drivers' gaze behavior. The transition <em>type</em> affected trust in monitoring trials: when monitoring was not followed by a request to intervene, trust in the automated driving system decreased. Results are discussed in light of the suitability of both strategies for different transition contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"110 ","pages":"Pages 163-181"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143428274","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":"Drivers’ perceptions of improving official information and road rules for distracted driving: Enhancing content, design, and delivery","authors":"Sina Rejali ,&nbsp;Sherrie-Anne Kaye ,&nbsp;Natalie Watson-Brown ,&nbsp;Teresa Senserrick ,&nbsp;Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Distracted driving continues to be a significant risk to road safety. While effective legislation and education are essential for preventing distracted driving, there is evidence showing that current official information and road rules related to distracted driving may not provide drivers with a comprehensive understanding of the issue. Therefore, this study aimed to explore drivers’ perspectives on how official information and road rules could be improved to effectively address distracted driving. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 35 drivers from Queensland, Australia, with thematic analysis employed to extract key themes from the discussions. The results showed that official information on distracted driving could benefit from more comprehensive content, including underrepresented distraction sources (e.g., using a smartwatch, interacting with passengers, and looking at advertisement billboards), the safety risks, and impacts on driving performance. Participants emphasised the need for distracted driving legislation to address the risks posed by a broader range of technological devices (e.g., infotainment systems, wearable devices), not just hand-held mobile phones. The results suggested a need for improved presentation of information, with future distracted driving content suggested to be presented visually, along with more targeted messaging for high-risk drivers such as young drivers. Further, social media, short training, and outdoor media were perceived by participants as the most effective delivery mechanisms for distracted driving resources. The findings provide valuable guidance for policymakers in establishing and communicating information and road rules for distracted driving.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"110 ","pages":"Pages 148-162"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143428273","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":"Psychometric properties of the peer pressure on risky driving scale in young Chinese drivers and its associations with risky driving behaviours and safe driving climate among friends","authors":"Yushan Li,&nbsp;Long Sun,&nbsp;Jiatong Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The present study aimed to translate and adapt the Peer Pressure on Risky Driving Scale (PPRDS) to young Chinese drivers and examine its relationships with risky driving behaviours and safe driving climate among friends.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Six hundred sixty drivers aged 18 ∼ 25 years agreed to participate in this study. The measurements included the PPRDS, Safe Driving Climate among Friends Scale (SDCaF) and Risky Driving Behaviour Scale (RDBS).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The results of exploratory factor analysis (<em>n</em> = 323) and confirmatory factor analysis (<em>n</em> = 324) yielded a three-factor scale with 20 items. The three factors are risk-encouraging direct, risk-discouraging direct and indirect peer pressure. The reliability of the PPRDS factors ranged from 0.85 to 0.95. The significant associations among the PPRDS, the SDCaF and the RDBS factors suggested that the PPRDS had acceptable concurrent validity. It also had acceptable convergent validity, with the average variance extracted (AVE) values of the three factors ranging from 0.526 to 0.673. Most importantly, drivers with traffic crash scored significantly higher in terms of risk-encouraging direct and indirect peer pressure than did drivers without traffic crash, indicating that the PPRDS had satisfactory known-group validity.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>These findings indicate that the revised PPRDS has satisfactory reliability and validity, making it useful for young driver assessment, classification and testing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"110 ","pages":"Pages 118-127"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143422203","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":"Societal acceptance of advanced aerial mobility in China’s Greater Bay Area among young- and middle-aged adults","authors":"Eric T.H. Chan ,&nbsp;Tingting Elle Li ,&nbsp;Tim Schwanen","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In an era of rapid urbanisation and technological innovation, Advanced Aerial Mobility (AAM) – an innovative transport mode utilising electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft – has evoked debates about its the potential to address various urban transportation challenges. This study examines the societal acceptance of AAM in China’s Greater Bay Area (GBA), a region grappling with air pollution, traffic congestion, and cross-border mobility issues. By synthesising the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), we propose an extended model that incorporates trust as a crucial construct. The proposed model was tested with a survey of 988 young- to middle-aged GBA residents, and structural equation modelling results confirmed the model’s validity, explaining 61% of the variance in AAM usage intention. In the proposed model, all TPB and TAM factors are significant, while trust emerged as the most significant factor in explaining the acceptance of AAM. Multigroup analyses offered further insights: perceived usefulness and subjective norms significantly influence young adults’ intentions, while perceived behavioural control plays a pivotal role in shaping men’s inclination towards AAM adoption. These findings not only contribute to the theoretical understanding of technology acceptance but also offer valuable practical implications for informing the design, implementation, and regulation of AAM development in the GBA and beyond. By illuminating the factors driving AAM acceptance, this study paves the way for reimagining the future of urban mobility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"110 ","pages":"Pages 88-103"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143394370","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":"An investigation of barriers and facilitators to young drivers’ engagement with post-licensure training","authors":"David Crundall,&nbsp;Editha van Loon","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Young drivers are over-represented in collision statistics partly because pre-licensure training does not fully provide young drivers with all the necessary skills to be safe on the road. Despite this, post-licensure on-road training does not appear popular with young drivers, even when offered for free. To investigate their appetite for training we surveyed 745 young drivers, and asked whether they would be willing to engage with a hypothetical free training course (based on a real course). Less than a third of the sample reported they would be likely to engage with training ‘at the moment’, though acceptance rates were higher when asked if there would have been likely to sign up ‘in the past’ or ‘in the future’. Proportional odds logistical regression models suggested that reasons to avoid training included the admission that they ‘would rather do something else’ with their time, and that they ‘did not need training’. Factors that would increase their engagement with training included ‘the reputation of the training company’, ‘an understanding of why the course is offered for free’, and ‘a certificate of participation’. When asked whether there was any specific training that they felt would benefit them, responses highlighted difficult driving conditions (e.g., snow, ice) and new technology (e.g., electric vehicles, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems). Recommendations are made to design post-licensure training interventions that will increase young driver engagement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"110 ","pages":"Pages 104-117"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143394467","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":"How does the built environment affect pedestrian perception of road safety on sidewalks? Evidence from eye-tracking experiments","authors":"Shenjun Yao ,&nbsp;Ningcheng Wang ,&nbsp;Jianping Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Enhancing pedestrians’ perception of traffic safety can improve residents’ well-being and encourage walking. This study explores how the built environment influences pedestrians’ perception of road safety from the perspective of human-environment interaction by highlighting the perception process of pedestrians to the environment. We recruited 67 participants to conduct eye-tracking experiments and collected 1030 records of pedestrians’ safety perceptions concerning motor vehicles and bicycles. The results indicate that visual environmental factors influence pedestrians’ safety perceptions. Prolonged fixation duration proportions on motor vehicles and a higher percentage of roadways in the field of view make pedestrians feel dangerous, whereas vegetation and lane fences can enhance their feeling of safety. This study also proves that pedestrians with lower environmental familiarity are more sensitive to environmental elements. These findings provide a preliminary understanding of pedestrians’ safety perception on sidewalks, thereby offering valuable insights for proactive road safety management and pedestrian-friendly urban planning.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"110 ","pages":"Pages 57-73"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143387604","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":"Examining older drivers’ acceptance of fully automated vehicles by considering their health and driving ability conditions","authors":"Ning Liu,&nbsp;Xiaomeng Li,&nbsp;Ronald Schroeter,&nbsp;Andry Rakotonirainy","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Older adults often face outdoor mobility challenges due to age-related declines in vision, cognitive and physical functions. Although there is still a great proportion of older drivers who continue to drive, some have gradually reduced their driving frequency or even ceased driving. Automated Vehicle technology has developed rapidly and has the potential to benefit older drivers in maintaining their mobility and social activities. However, these prospective benefits can only be achieved if older drivers intend to use Automated Vehicles. This study aims to investigate older drivers’ intention to use Fully Automated Vehicles based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour by considering the impact of their perceived health, perceived driving ability and current driving patterns. A total of 672 participants consisting of 197 females and 475 males who lived in Australia joined the study and completed an online survey, and the collected data were analysed by using the Structural Equation Modelling. The results indicate that the older drivers’ intention to use Fully Automated Vehicles decreased with their age and increased with their education levels. Older driver who had more experience in using Advanced Driver Assistance Systems were more likely to use Fully Automated Vehicles, and those who tended to avoid challenging driving situations (e.g., night driving, highways) were likely conservative in using Fully Automated Vehicles. The Theory of Planned Behaviour constructs of attitudes and subjective norms played mediating effects between perceived health, perceived driving ability and the intention to use Fully Automated Vehicles. Older drivers with lower perceived health were more likely to exhibit negative attitudes and a lower level of subjective norms towards Fully Automated Vehicles, ultimately leading to a lower intention to use them. Overall, the findings provide deep insights into the key individual determinants influencing older drivers’ intention to use Fully Automated Vehicles and offer strategic policy recommendations to encourage the adoption of Fully Automated Vehicles when they become available.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"110 ","pages":"Pages 74-87"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143387605","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":"Cognitive decision process of pedestrians in street crossing: Insights from prototype willingness model","authors":"Mingyu Hou ,&nbsp;Chenzhu Wang ,&nbsp;Said M. Easa ,&nbsp;Jianchuan Cheng ,&nbsp;Jiaxuan Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The cognitive decision-making process of pedestrians using mobile phones while crossing streets was examined in this study through the application of the Prototype Willingness Model (PWM). The primary objective was to provide a theoretical foundation for formulating targeted interventions to improve traffic safety. A comprehensive questionnaire survey was designed to include extended variables such as nomophobia (the fear of being without a mobile phone) and optimism bias. A total of 464 valid responses were collected and subsequently subjected to validity and reliability analyses through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Following these analyses, a structural equation model was employed to validate the theoretical framework. The findings indicate that the extended PWM effectively explained the cognitive decision-making process of Chinese pedestrians using mobile phones while crossing streets. The study revealed that Behavioral Willingness was the strongest predictor of actual behavior, followed by Behavioral Intention and Optimism Bias. Additionally, factors such as Attitude, Subjective Norms, Prototype Perception, and Nomophobia only indirectly influenced actual behavior. Interestingly, the relationship between Optimism Bias and actual behavior opposed the hypothesized direction. The feasibility, effectiveness, and public acceptance of existing traffic safety interventions were discussed, drawing on both domestic and international data. Based on these findings, specific recommendations for interventions to mitigate distracted pedestrian behavior were proposed, contributing to improved traffic safety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"110 ","pages":"Pages 29-56"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143387603","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":"Charged up with peace in mind: Unraveling the factors of range anxiety among norwegian electric vehicle drivers","authors":"Junianna Zatsarnaja ,&nbsp;Katharina Reiter ,&nbsp;Milad Mehdizadeh ,&nbsp;Alim Nayum ,&nbsp;Trond Nordfjærn","doi":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Range anxiety and its associated factors are crucial for designing effective solutions to enhance the Electric Vehicle (EV) user experience. The present study is based on a survey of 1,005 EV drivers in Norway. It aims to provide insights into the perception of range anxiety in a country with well-developed electric mobility. We contribute to the state-of-the-art by exploring the concept of range anxiety based on eleven potential explanatory variables describing EV adopters’ driving experience, charging-related user experience, psychological characteristics, and socio-demographics. Our analysis showed that the longer the EV driving experience, the greater the perceived ease of charging and charging flexibility, the lower the range anxiety will be. Further, stronger control beliefs over EV’s charging state and willingness to take risks relate to lower range anxiety. Additionally, being younger and being female are associated with lower range anxiety among EV drivers. However, perceived helpfulness of charging guidance, technology openness, and settlement size of EV drivers are not significantly associated with range anxiety. Our study highlights the importance of providing situation- and user-oriented charging information, a smooth and easy-to-understand charging process, and the need to support EV drivers who are less experienced, older, and routine-based.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48355,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour","volume":"110 ","pages":"Pages 15-28"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143379010","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}