Research Article

How Do Cognitive Interventions Impact Driver Aggressiveness in China?—A Driving Simulator Study

Table 2

Explanation of cognitive intervention methods.

GroupCognitive intervention methods

Control groupNo intervention

Driving performance feedback group(1) On this drive, you drive over the speed of 40 km/h _____ times
(2) Drive over the speed of 80 km/h _____ times
(3) Go through intersections _____ times without slowing down
(4) Pass pedestrians _____ times without slowing down

Driving performance and penalty feedback group(1) On this drive, you drive over the speed of 40 km/h _____ times
(2) Drive over the speed of 80 km/h _____ times
(3) Go through intersections _____ times without slowing down
(4) Pass pedestrians _____ times without slowing down
For your violation, if you are a driver’s license holder, you will lose _____ points and be fined penises

Driving performance safety feedback group(1) On this drive, you drive over the speed of 40 km/h _____ times
(2) Drive over the speed of 80 km/h _____ times
(3) Go through intersections _____ times without slowing down
(4) Pass pedestrians _____ times without slowing down
As a result of your driving, you are contravening the _____ regulations endangering your safety and that of other road users

Combined feedback group(1) On this drive, you drive over the speed of 40 km/h _____ times
(2) Drive over the speed of 80 km/h _____ times
(3) Go through intersections _____ times without slowing down
(4) Pass pedestrians _____ times without slowing down
As a result of your driving, you are contravening the _____ regulations endangering your safety and that of other road users
For your violation, if you are a driver’s license holder, you will lose _____ points and be fined penises

Self-explanation intervention(1) What aggressive driving behaviors do you have, such as not yielding to pedestrians, speeding, not slowing down at the intersection, etc.?
(2) Why do you have these aggressive driving behaviors?
(3) Why are traffic laws such as yielding to pedestrians so important in driving?
(4) What are the possible consequences of these aggressive behaviors?
(5) If you were given a chance to drive again, what would you do?
(6) What advice do you have for future driving?