How well do the traffic psychological assessment systems predict on-road driving behaviour?

Kaça G., İzmitligil T., Koyuncu M., Amado S.

Applied Cognitive Psychology, cilt.35, ss.1321-1337, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/acp.3867
  • Dergi Adı: Applied Cognitive Psychology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, PASCAL, Periodicals Index Online, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1321-1337
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cognitive and psychomotor abilities, on-road driving observation, predictive validity, traffic psychological assessment, CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, PERSONALITY DETERMINANTS, SAFE, EXPERIENCE
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.This study aims to investigate the predictive validities of three different traffic psychological assessment systems used in Turkey (ART 2020, TRAFIKENT and Vienna Test System) by using systematic observation of driving behaviour in natural traffic settings. For this purpose, 176 drivers were evaluated by observers and then tested in three different traffic psychological assessment systems. Drivers participated in a 45 km (approx. 80 min) driving session consisting of diverse road types. Observers filled systematic observation forms comprising 35 errors/violations on 10 road segments. Furthermore, observers evaluated participants regarding cognitive and psychomotor abilities measured with the psychological assessment system. Consequently, although the systems' power to predict on-road behaviour was similar, the tests/abilities that contributed to the models differed in each system except for the reasoning test. It was recommended to increase the weight of these predictive tests in deciding safe driving for each system.