Driver Stress and Performance on a Driving Simulator

摘要

Effects of stress on driving performance can depend on the nature of driver's stress reactions and on the traffic environment. In an experimental study, we assessed multiple dimensions of vulnerability to driver stress by a questionnaire that was validated in previous field studies and related those dimensions to per- formance on a driving simulator. Results were broadly consistent with predic- tion. A dimension of habitual dislike of driving was associated with reduced control skills, greater caution, and disturbance of moods.