Lopetrone Erika, Biondi Francesco N
Human Systems Lab, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Transp Res Rec. 2023 Apr;2677(4):742-750. doi: 10.1177/03611981221103866. Epub 2022 Jun 25.
COVID-19 had a disruptive effect on the global community. This study looks at the effects that the stringent lockdown measures enacted in March 2020 had on motorists' driving patterns. In particular, given the greater portability of remote working associated with the drastic decline in personal mobility, it is hypothesized that these may have served as accelerators for distracted and aggressive driving. To answer these questions, an online survey was conducted in which 103 respondents were asked to report on their own and other drivers' driving behavior. While respondents agreed they drove less frequently, they also indicated that they were not prone to more aggressive driving or engaging in potentially distracting activities whether for work or personal purposes. When asked to report on other motorists' behavior, however, respondents indicated they had witnessed more aggressive and distracting drivers on the road after March 2020 relative to the time before the pandemic. These findings are reconciled with the existing literature on self-monitoring and self-enhancement bias, and the existing literature on the effect of comparable large-scale, disruptive events on traffic patterns is used to discuss the hypothesis on how driving patterns may change after the pandemic.
新冠疫情对全球社会产生了颠覆性影响。本研究着眼于2020年3月实施的严格封锁措施对驾车者驾驶模式的影响。特别是，鉴于与个人出行大幅下降相关的远程工作具有更高的便携性，据推测，这些因素可能成为分心驾驶和攻击性驾驶的助推因素。为回答这些问题，开展了一项在线调查，邀请103名受访者报告他们自己以及其他司机的驾驶行为。虽然受访者认同他们开车的频率降低了，但他们也表示，无论是出于工作还是个人目的，他们都不容易出现更具攻击性的驾驶行为，也不会从事可能分散注意力的活动。然而，当被要求报告其他驾车者的行为时，受访者表示，与疫情前相比，他们在2020年3月之后在路上目睹了更多具有攻击性和分散注意力的司机。这些发现与关于自我监控和自我提升偏差的现有文献相一致，并且利用关于类似大规模破坏性事件对交通模式影响的现有文献来讨论疫情后驾驶模式可能如何变化的假设。
