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A TECHNOLOGY TO MEASURE MULTIPLE DRIVING BEHAVIORS WITHOUT SELF‐REPORT OR PARTICIPANT REACTIVITY
Author(s) -
Boyce Thomas E.,
Geller E. Scott
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.2001.34-39
Subject(s) - psychology , coding (social sciences) , reliability (semiconductor) , psychological intervention , driving simulator , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , applied psychology , data collection , injury prevention , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , simulation , computer science , statistics , medicine , medical emergency , psychiatry , power (physics) , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
An in‐vehicle information system (IVIS) was used to videotape drivers ( N = 61) without their knowledge while driving 22 miles in normal traffic. The drivers were told that they were participating in a study of direction following and map reading. Two data‐coding procedures were used to analyze videotapes. Safety‐related behaviors were counted during consecutive 15‐s intervals of a driving trial, and the occurrence of certain safety‐related behaviors was assessed under critical conditions. These two methods of data coding were assessed for practicality, reliability, and sensitivity. Interobserver agreement for the five different driving behaviors ranged from 85% to 95%. Within‐subject variability in safe driving was more pronounced among younger drivers and decreased as a function of age. Contrary to previous research that has relied on self‐reports, driver risk taking did not vary significantly as a function of gender. These results are used to illustrate the capabilities of the technology introduced here to design and evaluate behavior‐analytic interventions to increase safe driving.