@article{ref1,
title="The effectiveness of eco-driving training for male professional and non-professional drivers",
journal="Transportation research part D: transport and environment",
year="2018",
author="Wu, Yiping and Zhao, Xiaohua and Rong, Jian and Zhang, Yunlong",
volume="59",
number="",
pages="121-133",
abstract="We used a driving simulator study to measure the effectiveness of eco-driving training for both male professional and non-professional drivers. The eco-driving training was from only static knowledge-based information (&quot;static&quot; education) to guided practice driving (&quot;dynamic&quot; coaching). The guided driving behavior test measured participants to start and stop the vehicle, to determine an appropriate speed and display no-idling of the vehicle. A subjective questionnaire was used to generate an eco-driving score that tested the driver's understanding of eco-driving information. The results indicated little statistically significant difference between professional and non-professional drivers for both driving behaviors and the eco-driving score, however, professional drivers showed a little more rapid start and stop behavior before receiving eco-driving training. Generally, coaching was more effective for the improvement of the subjects' eco-driving level than education alone, however, non-professional drivers showed a greater willingness to improve their driving behavior than professional drivers. The eco-driving training showed more statistically significant to start the vehicle for professional drivers; while more statistically significant result was seen to stop the vehicle for non-professional drivers. In addition, education alone and coaching after education had a similar and obvious effect to improve both professional and non-professional driver's understanding of the basic concepts of eco-driving and to reduce vehicle idling. However, the effectiveness of these two training methods between professional and non-professional drivers in driver's skills to start and stop the vehicle, and determine an appropriate speed, was diverse.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1361-9209",
doi="10.1016/j.trd.2018.01.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2018.01.002"
}