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This study used expert judgment to define safety thresholds for driving behaviors. A novel Safety Index was developed, identifying critical points where behavior becomes unsafe.

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Area of Science:

Road Safety
Human Factors in Transportation
Behavioral Science

Background:

Limited empirical data exists on safety thresholds for driving behaviors.
Understanding the interaction between different driving behaviors (e.g., speed and lateral control) is challenging.
Existing research often focuses on individual behaviors rather than their combined effect on safety.

Purpose of the Study:

To establish safety thresholds for various driving behaviors.
To investigate the combinatory effects of different driving behaviors on road safety.
To develop a preliminary Safety Index based on expert consensus.

Main Methods:

A Delphi study was employed, utilizing expert judgment from road safety professionals.
A stated preference technique was used to elicit judgments on safe and unsafe driving behaviors.
Experts assigned relative weightings to different behavioral parameters to construct a Safety Index.

Main Results:

Experts successfully identified safety thresholds for individual driving behaviors.
A Safety Index was constructed with face validity and a reasonable range of values.
Combining different driving behaviors proved more challenging for experts, highlighting the complexity of safety estimation.

Conclusions:

Expert consensus can provide a valuable first approximation of driving safety thresholds.
The developed Safety Index offers a potential tool for assessing road safety.
Further validation studies are recommended to refine the Safety Index and its application.