Inhibitory Control and Peer Passengers Predict Risky Driving in Young Novice Drivers - A Simulator Study

This driving simulator study aimed to investigate (1) effects of peer passengers on a variety of risky driving measures, and (2) moderating effects of inhibitory control on these peer passenger effects. Two age groups (n = 30, 17-18 year-olds; n = 20, 21-24 year-olds) participated. Each participant completed two 28km test-drives in a medium-fidelity driving simulator. In the first drive, participants were asked to drive as they normally do. In the second drive, participants again were asked to drive as they normally do, now in the presence of a peer passenger. Measures of risky driving were: standard deviation of lateral lane position (SDLP), collisions with road hazards, speeding, and red light running. The results showed: (1) that peer presence can have negative (‘risk increasing’) but also positive (‘protective’) effects on driving performance, depending on the specific driving measure: whereas red light running increased, the number of collisions and SDLP decreased with peer passengers; (2) a moderating effect of inhibitory control on the peer passenger effect of speeding as (a) in a sub-group with low inhibitory control an increase in speeding occurred with peers, while (b) in a sub-group with high inhibitory control there was no effect of peers on speeding. This suggests that those with higher inhibitory control are more successful in resisting peer pressure.

• Record URL:
  http://drivingassessment.uiowa.edu/sites/default/files/DA2013/Papers/026_Jongen_0.pdf
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• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Iowa, Iowa City

  Public Policy Center
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Iowa City, IA  United States  52242-1192
• Authors:
  • Jongen, Ellen M M
  • Brijs, Kris
  • Brijs, Tom
  • Wets, Geert
• Conference:
  • 7th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design
  • Location: Bolton Landing New York, United States
  • Date: 2013-6-17 to 2013-6-20
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 163-169
• Monograph Title: Driving Assessment 2013: Proceedings of the 7th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cognition; Crash risk forecasting; Crashes; Driver performance; Driving simulators; High risk drivers; Passengers; Peer groups; Recently qualified drivers; Red light running; Speeding
• Identifier Terms: Standard Deviation of Lateral Position
• Uncontrolled Terms: Peer pressure
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01493948
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780615819723
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 24 2013 9:13AM