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The Driver Behaviour Questionnaire: An Investigation Study Applied to Chinese Drivers

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There is a significant difference in road traffic performance between China and Western countries. One important cause for this difference is the human factor, which has an important influence on the performance of traffic. This study presents a Driving Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ) to collect information about driving attitude and behaviour and their possible impact on safety and traffic performance. The statistical analysis of 175 returned questionnaires confirms the existence of some special properties of Chinese drivers with respect to driving behaviour, especially their attitude to priority rules, driving behaviour at intersections and interaction with other drivers in congestion.

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This research has been made possible by grants for Changsha Science and Technology Commission under number K1001010-11 and K1106004-11. Also the financial support of vZC is acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Traffic and Road Engineering, Civil Engineering College, Hunan University, Lushan South Road, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, People’s Republic of China

    Jie Li & Henk van Zuylen

  2. Department of Transport and Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN, Delft, The Netherlands

    Jie Li, Henk van Zuylen & Elisabeth van der Horst

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Li, J., van Zuylen, H., van der Horst, E. (2014). The Driver Behaviour Questionnaire: An Investigation Study Applied to Chinese Drivers. In: de Sousa, J., Rossi, R. (eds) Computer-based Modelling and Optimization in Transportation. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 262. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04630-3_32

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