Comparison of Driving Errors Between On-the-Road and Simulated Driving Assessment: A Validation Study

被引:185
作者
Shechtman, Orit [1 ]
Classen, Sherrilene
Awadzi, Kezia
Mann, William
机构
[1] Univ Florida, Dept Occupat Therapy, Coll Publ Hlth & Hlth Profess, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
关键词
Driving simulator; Driving assessment; Validation; PERFORMANCE; DISTRACTION; VALIDITY; DRIVER;
D O I
10.1080/15389580902894989
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Objective: Driving simulation provides a convenient and safe method for assessing driving behaviors. Many authors, however, agree that validation is a key component of any study that utilizes simulators to assess driving performance. The purpose of this study was to test driver response validity by discerning whether behavioral responses of drivers, as expressed by type and number of errors, are similar on the road and in the simulator. Methods: We replicated real-world intersections in our driving simulator (STISIM M500W; Systems Technology Inc.) and assessed the number and type of driving errors committed by the same 39 participants while negotiating a right and a left turn both on the road and in the simulator. Results: We found no significant interactions between the type of vehicle (road vs. simulator) and the type of turn (right versus left) for any of the driving errors, indicating that the same trends exist between driving errors made on the road and in the simulator and thus suggesting relative validity of the simulator. We also found no significant differences between the road and the simulator for lane maintenance, adjustment to stimuli, and visual scanning errors, indicating absolute validity for these types of errors. Conclusions: The findings suggest early support for external validity for our driving simulator, indicating that the results of assessing driving errors when negotiating turns in the simulator can be generalized or transferred to the road under the same testing conditions. A follow-up study with larger sample size is needed to establish whether driving performance in the simulator is predictive of driving performance on the road.
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页码:379 / 385
页数:7
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