Jerky driving : an indicator of accident proneness?

• This study uses continuously logged driving data from 166 private cars to derive the level of jerks caused by the drivers during everyday driving. The number of critical jerks found in the data is analysed and compared with the self-reported accident involvement of the drivers. The results show that the expected number of accidents for a driver increases with the number of critical jerks caused by the driver. Jerk analyses make it possible to identify safety critical driving behaviour or “accident prone” drivers. They also facilitate the development of safety measures such as active safety systems or advanced driver assistance systems, ADAS, which could be adapted for specific groups of drivers or specific risky driving behaviour.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Psykologi -- Tillämpad psykologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Psychology -- Applied Psychology (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Infrastrukturteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Civil Engineering -- Infrastructure Engineering (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Near miss

Braking

Driving (veh)

Driver

Behaviour

Accident proneness

Observation

Tillbud

Bromsning

Fordonskörning

Förare

Beteende

Olycksbenägenhet

Observation

Road: Road user behaviour

Road: Road user behaviour

Accident involvement

Safety critical driver behaviour

Acceleration profiles

Jerks

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)