From emotion to safety-critical events: The temporal causal pathways in naturalistic driving
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2026.103645
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2026.103645
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Abstract
Naturalistic driving study investigating temporal sequence from emotion to safety-critical events (SCEs). 193 emotion-involved driving events spanning 7.8 hours. Kaplan-Meier method examined associations between emotion expression, driving errors, and SCEs. Results: emotional drivers make more judgment errors than performance errors; emotion expression precedes driving errors which precede SCEs; 80% of crashes and 67% of near-crashes follow emotion -> driving error -> SCE sequence. Angry drivers more likely to commit errors before expressing emotion with integral triggers.
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