Study on Traffic Accidents, Aberrant Driving Behaviors, and Driving Stress in Asian Contexts

• Project/Area Number: 17H03324
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Civil engineering project/Traffic engineering
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: Morikawa Tkayuki 名古屋大学, 環境学研究科, 教授 (30166392)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 三輪 富生 名古屋大学, 未来材料・システム研究所, 准教授 (60422763) ; 山本 俊行 名古屋大学, 未来材料・システム研究所, 教授 (80273465)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
• Budget Amount: ¥17,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,020,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥9,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,100,000)
• Keywords: アグレッシブ・ドライブ / 運転ストレス / 交通事故 / アグレッシブドライブ / 交通計画 / 交通効率性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research project, mainly two studies were conducted;(1)the relation between driving stress, driving behavior, and traffic accident experience;(2)the relation among driving behavior, traffic accidents, and personality traits in Japan, China, and Vietnam.
In the first study, the characteristics of roads with high or low driving stress were clarified and road infrastructures with less stress were proposed. The structure among driving stress, violation behavior and traffic accident involvement was confirmed. It the second study, the result revealed that the respondents with accident experiments and lower agreeableness characteristics were more prone to commit aggressive violations among three countries. Further, Japanese and Vietnamese female drivers with high scores on Conscientiousness were found to be less likely to commit ordinary violations.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

心拍変動を運転ストレスの計測尺度として用いて、道路構造の評価を実施したり、運転ストレスと交通事故との関係を明らかにした研究はなく、学術的意義は大きい。心拍計測機は小型化し安価に手に入るようになっており、道路インフラの改善、交通事故の防止策の検討に利用できる可能性を示した点でも、本研究の社会的意義は大きいと考えられる。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Cross-Cultural Differences in Aberrant Driving Behaviors: Comparison of Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese Drivers (2020)
  • Author(s): 3.Hussain, B., Sato, H., Xiong, S., Miwa, T., Nguyen, N.T. and Morikawa, T.
  • Journal Title: Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies Volume: 13 Issue: 0 Pages: 43-59
  • DOI: 10.11175/easts.13.43
  • ISSN: 1881-1124
  • Year and Date: 2020-01-25
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] The impact of demographics, driving stress, driving behaviors related to stress and unsafe driving behaviors on accident involvements among professional drivers in Myanmar (2018)
  • Author(s): Thwe, P.P., Yamamoto, T., Sato, H. and Morikawa, T.
  • Journal Title: Asian Transport Studies Volume: 印刷中
  • NAID: 130006726236
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Analysis of Driving Stress on Various Roadway Conditions in Myanmar by using Heart Rate Variability (2017)
  • Author(s): Thwe, P.P., Yamamoto, T., Sato, H. and Morikawa, T.
  • Journal Title: Asian Transport Studies Volume: 4-4 Issue: 4 Pages: 663-679
  • DOI: 10.11175/eastsats.4.663
  • NAID: 130006041731
  • ISSN: 2185-5560
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Cross-Cultural Differences in Aberrant Driving Behaviors: Comparison of Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese Drivers (2019)
  • Author(s): 1.Hussain, B., Sato, H., Xiong, S., Miwa, T., Nguyen, N.T. and Morikawa, T.
  • Organizer: 13th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Effect of roadway conditions and land-use on driving stress in Yangon, Myanmar (2018)
  • Author(s): Thwe, P.P., Yamamoto, T., Sato, H. and Morikawa, T.
  • Organizer: 97th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] The impact of driving stress, demographics, driving behaviors related to stress, unsafe driving behaviors on accident involvements through Myanmar professional drivers (2017)
  • Author(s): Thwe, P.P., Yamamoto, T., Sato, H. and Morikawa, T.
  • Organizer: 12th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
  • Int'l Joint Research