title: Identifying risky drivers with simulated driving.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study aimed to examine whether high-risk drivers differ from low-risk drivers in driving behavior in a simulated environment.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 2 risk groups including 36 drivers (18 males and 18 females) performed driving tasks in a simulated environment. The simulated driving behaviors are compared between the 2 risk groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The high-risk drivers drove much faster and exhibited larger offsets of the steering wheel than did the low-risk drivers in events without incidents. Additionally, the high-risk drivers used turn signals and horns less frequently than the low-risk drivers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study revealed that the high-risk group differed from the low-risk group in driving behavior in a simulated environment. These results also suggest that simulated driving tasks might be useful tools for the evaluation of drivers' potential risks.
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Yiran
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Weina
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.|b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Wenguo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China.
authors.forename: Kan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis
keywords: high-risk driver; risky driving behavior; simulated driving; traffic violation