Louw, T orcid.org/0000-0001-6577-6369, Hajiseyedjavadi, F, Jamson, H et al. (3 more authors) (2019) The Relationship Between Sensation Seeking And Speed Choice In Road Environments With Different Levels Of Risk. In: Proceedings of the Tenth International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design. Tenth International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design, 24-27 Jun 2019, Santa Fe, N.M., U.S.A.. University of Iowa , pp. 29-35.
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a driving simulator study conducted for the UK-funded HumanDrive project, which aims to develop natural, humanlike autonomous vehicle control. As part of that effort, this paper examines whether the established relationship between different sensation seeking (SS) traits and speed choice holds true across a range of driving scenarios, with different levels of contextual risk. Risk was introduced by varying a number of factors, including the environment (rural/urban), and the road edge context (low risk, static risk, potentially dynamic risk). Correlation analysis was performed between sensation seeking and the 95th percentile of vehicle speed for roads with different levels of risk, also considering age and gender. The results indicated that, overall, SS was significantly positively correlated with the 95th percentile of vehicle speed, and particularly for drivers under 40 years. SS was also found to correlate positively with speed choice at all risk levels, however, the effect was more pronounced in road environments that were classified as less risky. These findings have design implications for the development of autonomous vehicle control models.
Metadata
Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Keywords: | driver behaviour; sensation seeking; automated vehicle; speeding; human factors |
Dates: |
|
Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) > ITS: Safety and Technology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Innovate UK fka Technology Strategy Board (TSB) 84063-528134 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 May 2019 10:20 |
Last Modified: | 21 Aug 2019 15:17 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Iowa |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:146202 |