Effect of surrounding landscape on driving behaviour: A driving simulator study

• Published in: Journal of environmental psychology Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 493 - 502
• Main Authors: Antonson, Hans, Mårdh, Selina, Wiklund, Mats, Blomqvist, Göran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier India Pvt Ltd 01.12.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Drivers; Driving; Environment. Ecology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Landscapes; Measurement; Method; Personality; Preference; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Qualitative data; Quantitative data; Roadside; Traffic safety; Transportation. City planning; Vehicles; Sweden; Europe; Quantitative data; Method; Preference; Roadside; Qualitative data; Traffic safety; Human; Vehicle driving; Highway; Environment; Simulator

This paper examines how three Swedish landscape types (open, forested, and varied) affect driver behaviour. The study was carried out in 2007 under controlled conditions in the VTI Driving Simulator III, Linköping, Sweden. Qualitative (questionnaires) and quantitative (simulator measurement) data we...