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  • Road Safety
  • Human Factors
  • Social Psychology

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  • Car drivers often pass vulnerable road users (VRUs) unsafely due to speed and proximity.
  • Out-group bias and lack of empathy are potential contributing factors to dangerous driving incidents involving VRUs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effectiveness of empathy-inducing road safety videos on car drivers' attitudes and intended behaviors towards VRUs.
  • To determine if persuasive videos can reduce out-group bias and improve interactions with horse riders and cyclists.

Main Methods:

  • Four road safety videos focusing on the back-stories of horse riders and cyclists were developed.
  • Participants were divided into intervention and control groups, with pre- and post-intervention assessments of explicit attitudes, implicit biases (IAT), and intended behaviors.
  • Explicit attitudes, implicit biases, and intended passing distances/speeds were compared between groups.

Main Results:

  • Explicit attitudes towards horse riders improved for those viewing horse rider videos; cyclist videos improved attitudes towards cyclists.
  • No significant implicit biases were found for or against either VRU group before or after the intervention.
  • Car drivers reported greater intended passing distances and lower passing speeds after the intervention compared to the control group.

Conclusions:

  • Empathy-focused road safety campaigns can effectively change explicit attitudes and intended behaviors towards VRUs.
  • The approach shows promise for improving driver interactions and reducing risks for vulnerable road users.
  • Targeted messaging appears more effective, with videos improving attitudes towards the specific VRU group featured.