Dude, calm down! De-escalating driving anger using in-car information

Aggressive driving is cited as a major cause for road accidents. Previous research has singled out driver’s anger as a key antecedent for aggressive driving behaviour. This ongoing research project investigates how technical devices can be used to de-escalate drivers’ anger. In a driving simulator experiment we explore different ways of in-car information with regard to their ability to reduce driver’s anger. The simulated drive was designed to elicit driver’s anger by inhibiting their progress and comprised a traffic jam, a tailgater, and a slow driving car in front with sections of unimpeded driving in between. In-car information was either designed to distract driver’s attention from the anger eliciting aspect of the event (distraction) or to change the appraisal of the anger-provoking event (reappraisal). At 9 predefined route sections participants were ask about their amount of experienced anger. Driving parameters were measured during the whole simulated drive. Preliminary results indicate that in-car information may be able to modify driver’s anger.

• Record URL:
  http://acrs.org.au/publications/conference-papers/database/
• Authors:
  • Wollstaeder, S
  • Vollrath, M
  • Pfister, H -
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference, 2013, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• Publication Date: 2013-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 6p
• Monograph Title: Vision, action, results: Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference 2013, 28-30 August, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggression; Behavior; Driver information systems; Drivers; Driving simulators
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• ATRI Terms: Aggressiveness; Driver behaviour; Driver information; Driving simulator
• ITRD Terms: 2287: Aggressiveness (psychol); 8763: Driver information; 1680: Simulator (driving)
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01500855
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 5 2013 8:51AM