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Drivers' self-regulatory behaviors in active and responsive scenarios
Yaping Zhang1, Ronggang Zhou1,2, Yuhan Shi1
1School of Economics and Management, Beihang University, Beijing, China.
Traffic Injury Prevention
|February 28, 2023
Summary
Drivers reduce speed more when using WeChat or in responsive scenarios. Compensatory beliefs correlate with driving adjustments but not phone use regulation.
Area of Science:
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Cognitive Psychology
- Traffic Safety
Background:
- Driver self-regulation is crucial in challenging situations like mobile phone distraction.
- Limited research exists on driver distraction in active versus responsive scenarios.
- Understanding actual driver behavior during mobile phone use is essential for safety.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate drivers' self-regulation of driving and phone use behaviors during mobile phone distraction.
- To explore differences in self-regulation across active and responsive scenarios.
- To examine the influence of compensatory beliefs on self-regulation during distracted driving.
Main Methods:
- A driving simulation experiment with a within-group design.
- Two factors: mobile phone use (phone calls vs. WeChat messaging) and scenario type (active vs. responsive).
- Data collected included driving behaviors, phone use behaviors, physiological data (respiratory rate), and compensatory beliefs.
Main Results:
- Significantly greater speed reduction occurred during WeChat messaging compared to phone calls.
- Speed reduction was significantly higher in responsive scenarios than in active scenarios.
- Compensatory beliefs were associated with greater speed reduction but less phone-use self-regulation.
Conclusions:
- Drivers exhibit distinct self-regulation strategies for driving and phone use based on distraction type and scenario.
- Driving-related self-regulation is more pronounced in WeChat messaging and responsive scenarios.
- Further research is needed to confirm the trend of compensatory beliefs influencing actual self-regulatory behaviors.
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