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Societal acceptance of advanced aerial mobility in China’s Greater Bay Area among young- and middle-aged adults

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.008

Eric T.H. Chan , Tingting Elle Li , Tim Schwanen

In an era of rapid urbanisation and technological innovation, Advanced Aerial Mobility (AAM) – an innovative transport mode utilising electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft – has evoked debates about its the potential to address various urban transportation challenges. This study examines the societal acceptance of AAM in China’s Greater Bay Area (GBA), a region grappling with air pollution, traffic congestion, and cross-border mobility issues. By synthesising the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), we propose an extended model that incorporates trust as a crucial construct. The proposed model was tested with a survey of 988 young- to middle-aged GBA residents, and structural equation modelling results confirmed the model’s validity, explaining 61% of the variance in AAM usage intention. In the proposed model, all TPB and TAM factors are significant, while trust emerged as the most significant factor in explaining the acceptance of AAM. Multigroup analyses offered further insights: perceived usefulness and subjective norms significantly influence young adults’ intentions, while perceived behavioural control plays a pivotal role in shaping men’s inclination towards AAM adoption. These findings not only contribute to the theoretical understanding of technology acceptance but also offer valuable practical implications for informing the design, implementation, and regulation of AAM development in the GBA and beyond. By illuminating the factors driving AAM acceptance, this study paves the way for reimagining the future of urban mobility.

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An investigation of barriers and facilitators to young drivers’ engagement with post-licensure training

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.010

David Crundall, Editha van Loon

Young drivers are over-represented in collision statistics partly because pre-licensure training does not fully provide young drivers with all the necessary skills to be safe on the road. Despite this, post-licensure on-road training does not appear popular with young drivers, even when offered for free. To investigate their appetite for training we surveyed 745 young drivers, and asked whether they would be willing to engage with a hypothetical free training course (based on a real course). Less than a third of the sample reported they would be likely to engage with training ‘at the moment’, though acceptance rates were higher when asked if there would have been likely to sign up ‘in the past’ or ‘in the future’. Proportional odds logistical regression models suggested that reasons to avoid training included the admission that they ‘would rather do something else’ with their time, and that they ‘did not need training’. Factors that would increase their engagement with training included ‘the reputation of the training company’, ‘an understanding of why the course is offered for free’, and ‘a certificate of participation’. When asked whether there was any specific training that they felt would benefit them, responses highlighted difficult driving conditions (e.g., snow, ice) and new technology (e.g., electric vehicles, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems). Recommendations are made to design post-licensure training interventions that will increase young driver engagement.

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How does the built environment affect pedestrian perception of road safety on sidewalks? Evidence from eye-tracking experiments

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.005

Shenjun Yao , Ningcheng Wang , Jianping Wu

Enhancing pedestrians’ perception of traffic safety can improve residents’ well-being and encourage walking. This study explores how the built environment influences pedestrians’ perception of road safety from the perspective of human-environment interaction by highlighting the perception process of pedestrians to the environment. We recruited 67 participants to conduct eye-tracking experiments and collected 1030 records of pedestrians’ safety perceptions concerning motor vehicles and bicycles. The results indicate that visual environmental factors influence pedestrians’ safety perceptions. Prolonged fixation duration proportions on motor vehicles and a higher percentage of roadways in the field of view make pedestrians feel dangerous, whereas vegetation and lane fences can enhance their feeling of safety. This study also proves that pedestrians with lower environmental familiarity are more sensitive to environmental elements. These findings provide a preliminary understanding of pedestrians’ safety perception on sidewalks, thereby offering valuable insights for proactive road safety management and pedestrian-friendly urban planning.

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Examining older drivers’ acceptance of fully automated vehicles by considering their health and driving ability conditions

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.009

Ning Liu, Xiaomeng Li, Ronald Schroeter, Andry Rakotonirainy

Older adults often face outdoor mobility challenges due to age-related declines in vision, cognitive and physical functions. Although there is still a great proportion of older drivers who continue to drive, some have gradually reduced their driving frequency or even ceased driving. Automated Vehicle technology has developed rapidly and has the potential to benefit older drivers in maintaining their mobility and social activities. However, these prospective benefits can only be achieved if older drivers intend to use Automated Vehicles. This study aims to investigate older drivers’ intention to use Fully Automated Vehicles based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour by considering the impact of their perceived health, perceived driving ability and current driving patterns. A total of 672 participants consisting of 197 females and 475 males who lived in Australia joined the study and completed an online survey, and the collected data were analysed by using the Structural Equation Modelling. The results indicate that the older drivers’ intention to use Fully Automated Vehicles decreased with their age and increased with their education levels. Older driver who had more experience in using Advanced Driver Assistance Systems were more likely to use Fully Automated Vehicles, and those who tended to avoid challenging driving situations (e.g., night driving, highways) were likely conservative in using Fully Automated Vehicles. The Theory of Planned Behaviour constructs of attitudes and subjective norms played mediating effects between perceived health, perceived driving ability and the intention to use Fully Automated Vehicles. Older drivers with lower perceived health were more likely to exhibit negative attitudes and a lower level of subjective norms towards Fully Automated Vehicles, ultimately leading to a lower intention to use them. Overall, the findings provide deep insights into the key individual determinants influencing older drivers’ intention to use Fully Automated Vehicles and offer strategic policy recommendations to encourage the adoption of Fully Automated Vehicles when they become available.

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Cognitive decision process of pedestrians in street crossing: Insights from prototype willingness model

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.002

Mingyu Hou , Chenzhu Wang , Said M. Easa , Jianchuan Cheng , Jiaxuan Cheng

The cognitive decision-making process of pedestrians using mobile phones while crossing streets was examined in this study through the application of the Prototype Willingness Model (PWM). The primary objective was to provide a theoretical foundation for formulating targeted interventions to improve traffic safety. A comprehensive questionnaire survey was designed to include extended variables such as nomophobia (the fear of being without a mobile phone) and optimism bias. A total of 464 valid responses were collected and subsequently subjected to validity and reliability analyses through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Following these analyses, a structural equation model was employed to validate the theoretical framework. The findings indicate that the extended PWM effectively explained the cognitive decision-making process of Chinese pedestrians using mobile phones while crossing streets. The study revealed that Behavioral Willingness was the strongest predictor of actual behavior, followed by Behavioral Intention and Optimism Bias. Additionally, factors such as Attitude, Subjective Norms, Prototype Perception, and Nomophobia only indirectly influenced actual behavior. Interestingly, the relationship between Optimism Bias and actual behavior opposed the hypothesized direction. The feasibility, effectiveness, and public acceptance of existing traffic safety interventions were discussed, drawing on both domestic and international data. Based on these findings, specific recommendations for interventions to mitigate distracted pedestrian behavior were proposed, contributing to improved traffic safety.

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Charged up with peace in mind: Unraveling the factors of range anxiety among norwegian electric vehicle drivers

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.006

Junianna Zatsarnaja , Katharina Reiter , Milad Mehdizadeh , Alim Nayum , Trond Nordfjærn

Range anxiety and its associated factors are crucial for designing effective solutions to enhance the Electric Vehicle (EV) user experience. The present study is based on a survey of 1,005 EV drivers in Norway. It aims to provide insights into the perception of range anxiety in a country with well-developed electric mobility. We contribute to the state-of-the-art by exploring the concept of range anxiety based on eleven potential explanatory variables describing EV adopters’ driving experience, charging-related user experience, psychological characteristics, and socio-demographics. Our analysis showed that the longer the EV driving experience, the greater the perceived ease of charging and charging flexibility, the lower the range anxiety will be. Further, stronger control beliefs over EV’s charging state and willingness to take risks relate to lower range anxiety. Additionally, being younger and being female are associated with lower range anxiety among EV drivers. However, perceived helpfulness of charging guidance, technology openness, and settlement size of EV drivers are not significantly associated with range anxiety. Our study highlights the importance of providing situation- and user-oriented charging information, a smooth and easy-to-understand charging process, and the need to support EV drivers who are less experienced, older, and routine-based.

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Investigating the role of visual and corresponding auditory stimuli in driving-related speed perception

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Pub Date : 2025-02-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.02.007

Anna-Lena Köhler , Iring Koch , Stefan Ladwig

Speeding is a main risk factor in traffic. Because drivers need to integrate a variety of information, investigating different perceptual modalities in speed perception can help develop interventions to mitigate speeding. Humans perceive traveling speed relative to the speed of the environment, which is also called “optic flow”. In spatial tasks, processing visual input often dominates processing of auditory input, but simultaneous presentation of information in both modalities can lead to intersensory bias. In the present study, we investigated such cross-modal interactions between visual and auditory information on a simulated road in two experiments (Experiment 1A and 1B). We applied the method of constant stimuli to assess speed perception. Participants were presented with short video sequences and decided via keypress which sequence they perceived as faster, so that it was possible to calculate the point of subjective equality (PSE). Stimuli were either unimodal visual (regular lights on both sides of the road on the asphalt) or bimodal visual-auditory (the same lights and added wind noise every time a light was passed), both either in static positions or animated in a way to give the impression of moving towards drivers. Both experiments showed that oncoming stimuli led to higher perceived speed (indicated by a lower PSE) than static stimuli. However, this influence on perceived speed was stronger in the bimodal visual and auditory than in the unimodal visual condition, suggesting the added influence of acoustic flow on the existing influence of optic flow. In sum, these findings suggest that earlier studies with unimodal visual stimuli underestimated the influence of oncoming stimuli on perceived speed and thus its potential role on mitigating speeding in traffic.

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Investigating the predictors of adolescent learners’ continuance intention to engage with a gamified e-learning platform about traffic safety in Vietnam

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.01.032

Hoang Nam Le , Ariane Cuenen , Tu Anh Trinh , Davy Janssens , Geert Wets , Muhammad Wisal Khattak , Kris Brijs

Introduction: Although e-learning systems are seen as a key part of learning and training activities, many learners stop using them after a period of initial engagement. Prior studies provided insights into e-learning participation, but in the context of traffic safety, little research has been done on learners’ intention to continue using (gamified) e-learning. Objectives: This study aims to investigate whether the following predictors of learners’ continuance intention towards a gamified e-learning platform: satisfaction, attitude, interface design, learning content, learning management and gamification. In addition, the study investigates whether satisfaction mediates the effects of these predictors. Method: A sample of 322 Vietnamese adolescents participated in a study where a gamified e-learning platform was implemented in a sample of high school students. Results: Satisfaction, gamification, interface design and learning content were found to be important predictors of continuance intention. Moreover, satisfaction was a significant mediator of the effects generated by gamification, interface design and learning content on continuance intention. Practical implications: The findings of this study offer useful insights on the successful implementation of a gamified e-learning platform about traffic safety.

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Overtaking automated truck platoons: Effects of platoon organisations and traffic situation on driving behaviours of nearby manual vehicle drivers

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2025.01.026

Zijian Lin , Feng Chen , İbrahim Öztürk , Natasha Merat

Automated truck platooning is a promising technology that is expected to be mainstream within the next decade. For the foreseeable future, automated truck platoons will coexist and interact with human drivers. Resembling a train-like formation, automated truck platoons may present challenges for drivers wishing to overtake them, and it is not currently clear how these new formations affect driver behaviour. Therefore, this paper aims to examine driver behaviours in the overtaking process under various platoon organisations. A high-fidelity driving simulation experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of platoon speed (80 km/h and 100 km/h), size (three trucks and five trucks), inner gap (5 m and 25 m) and the surrounding traffic situation, e.g., the presence of a lead vehicle, on drivers’ overtaking behaviour. Thirty-eight participants were recruited in the experiment. Results revealed that compared to 80 km/h conditions, the 100 km/h conditions prompted more drivers to exhibit extreme behaviours—either failing to overtake or performing a risky overtaking. Regarding platoon size, drivers tended to deviate farther from the lane center to maintain a larger lateral distance from the platoon under five-truck conditions. With respect to the inner gap, a 25 m inner gap significantly reduced the proportion of successful overtaking maneuvers. Moreover, in critical conditions, a 5 m inner gap extended drivers’ response time but did not significantly impact collision probability. The presence of the lead vehicle increased drivers’ mental workload and impaired longitudinal stability. These findings may offer insights for managing automated truck platoons. For instance, the platoon speed and inner gap can be regulated in different traffic conditions, to optimize efficiency, while ensuring safety for all road users.

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On effects of behavioral intention on travel preferences for electric car-sharing services: Empirical insights from the Netherlands

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2024.12.003

Xiaofeng Pan , Feixiong Liao

Behavioral intention and use behavior toward emerging mobility services have received much attention recently in transportation research. Although it is commonly conceptualized that behavioral intention affects use behavior, these two subjects have been studied largely in isolation. To fill this gap, this paper investigates the effects of behavioral intention on travel preferences for electric car-sharing services (ECS). Based on a stated choice experiment with measurements of psychological factors deployed in the Netherlands, a series of hybrid choice models were established, in which various effects of behavioral intention on travel preferences were examined. The estimation of these models reveals the following findings. First, behavioral intention significantly influences people’s preferences for ECS. Holding all else unchanged, a higher behavioral intention results in a higher propensity to choose ECS. Second, people’s socio-demographic characteristics and travel context have significant interaction effects with behavioral intention and further influence their preferences for ECS. Third, among the ECS-specific attributes, access time has a significant interaction effect with behavioral intention, which can decrease the value of access time. Fourth, compared to social influence and personal attitude, peoples’ behavioral intention toward ECS has a larger influence on their choices.

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