Research Article
Driver Preference and Level of Trust Related to Real-Time Road Freezing Risk Information
Table 2
Values of variables used in the ordinal regression.
| Independent variable | Range |
| Gender | 1: male | 2: female |
| Age | 1: 21–30 | 2: 31–40 | 3: 41–50 | 4: >50 |
| Type of vehicle | 1: private | 2: commercial |
| Driving experience | 1: <1 year | 2: 1–5 years | 3: >5 years |
| Accident experience | 1: yes | 2: no |
| Trip purpose | 1: business | 2: leisure | 3: commute | 4: other |
| Route choice patterns | 1: based on real-time traffic information | 2: based on both personal experience and real-time traffic information | 3: based on personal experience | 4: based on familiarity regardless of other factors |
| Familiarity | 1: familiar | 2: normal | 3: not familiar |
| Commute time | 1: constant | 2: not constant |
| Driving behavior | 1: respects rules | 2: adheres to surrounding traffic speed | 3: drives carefully |
| Level of education | 1: high school | 2: university | 3: graduate school |
| Occupation | 1: self-employed | 2: general jobs | 3: student | 4: professional |
| Annual mileage | 1: ≥10000 km | 2: <10000 km |
| Level of trust | 1: low | 2: medium | 3: high |
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