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Citation

Yuan Y, Du F, Qu W, Zhao W, Zhang K. Traffic Injury Prev. 2016; 17(1): 44-50.

Affiliation

a Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science , Institute of Psychology , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15389588.2015.1033056

PMID

25837267

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to examine whether high-risk drivers differ from low-risk drivers in driving behavior in a simulated environment.

METHOD: The two risk groups including 36 drivers altogether (18 males and 18 females) perform driving tasks in a simulated environment. The simulated driving behaviors are compared between two risk groups.

RESULTS: The high-risk drivers drove much faster and exhibited larger offsets of the steering wheel than did the low-risk drivers in events without incidents. Additionally, the high-risk drivers used turn signals and horns less frequently than did the low-risk drivers.

CONCLUSIONS: The present study revealed that the high-risk group differed from the low-risk group in driving behavior in a simulated environment. These results also suggest that simulated driving tasks might be useful tools for the evaluation of drivers' potential risks.


Language: en

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