Investigating the Effect of School Bus Stopping Process on Driver Behavior of Surrounding Vehicles Based on a Driving Simulator Experiment

Yanyan Chen, Yinjia Guo, Xin Gu, Yuntong Zhou, Yao Tong and Bingxin Cao
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Yanyan Chen: Beijing Key Laboratory of Traffic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
Yinjia Guo: Beijing Key Laboratory of Traffic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
Xin Gu: Beijing Key Laboratory of Traffic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
Yuntong Zhou: Beijing Key Laboratory of Traffic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
Yao Tong: Beijing Key Laboratory of Traffic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
Bingxin Cao: Beijing Key Laboratory of Traffic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 23, 1-17

Abstract: School bus safety has attracted widespread attention with economic development and the improvement of overall quality of the population. However, violations of school bus regulations and school bus-related crashes often occur. Limited research has been conducted on the impact of the school bus stopping process on surrounding drivers’ behavior. This study provides a driving simulator experiment to explore drivers’ behaviors during the school bus stopping process under different traffic law awareness status, traffic volume status, and initial location status. Eight variables about behavior decision and kinetic parameters were assessed for analysis by a logistic regression model and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Results show that the mean speed decreases and the number of people complying with the regulations increases after publicizing the regulations. The proportion of surrounding vehicles in the acceleration state increases, especially under the scenario that the traffic volume is large and the initial distance is far. This indicates that the enforcement of the regulations may stimulate unsafe driving behavior. The findings of this study could help policy makers to better understand the prevalence and compliance of current school bus stopping regulations among drivers and support improvements in the practical application of the regulations.

Keywords: school bus; driving simulator; driving behavior; school bus regulations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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