Identifying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on driving behavior using naturalistic driving data and time series forecasting

Katrakazas, Christos; Michelaraki, Eva; Sekadakis, Marios; Ζιακόπουλος, Απόστολος; Kontaxi, Armira; Yannis, George

doi:10.1016/j.jsr.2021.04.007

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“…This increase in speed equated to 3.84%, which is relatively comparable to the results of a study conducted in Greece and Saudi Arabia, which found that lockdown caused an increase in speeding by 6–11% [ 7 ]. In Greece, average speeds increased by 2.27 km/h compared to what was predicted [ 8 ]. This study revealed that average speeds in Malaysia rose by 1.25 km/h.…”

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“…Similarly, researchers performed a quantitative assessment of the effect of COVID-19 on driving behavior during the lockdown in Greece by comparing observed values for three indicators (average speed, speeding, and harsh braking) with forecasts based on their corresponding observations prior to the lockdown [ 8 ]. The data were provided by OSeven Telematics.…”

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Investigating the Effect of COVID-19 on Driver Behavior and Road Safety: A Naturalistic Driving Study in Malaysia

Al-Hussein

Por

et al. 2022

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The spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 resulted in unprecedented worldwide countermeasures such as lockdowns and suspensions of all retail, recreational, and religious activities for the majority of 2020. Nonetheless, no adequate scientific data have been provided thus far about the impact of COVID-19 on driving behavior and road safety, especially in Malaysia. This study examined the effect of COVID-19 on driving behavior using naturalistic driving data. This was accomplished by comparing the driving behaviors of the same drivers in three periods: before COVID-19 lockdown, during COVID-19 lockdown, and after COVID-19 lockdown. Thirty people were previously recruited in 2019 to drive an instrumental vehicle on a 25 km route while recording their driving data such as speed, acceleration, deceleration, distance to vehicle ahead, and steering. The data acquisition system incorporated various sensors such as an OBDII reader, a lidar, two ultrasonic sensors, an IMU, and a GPS. The same individuals were contacted again in 2020 to drive the same vehicle on the same route in order to capture their driving behavior during the COVID-19 lockdown. Participants were approached once again in 2022 to repeat the procedure in order to capture their driving behavior after the COVID-19 lockdown. Such valuable and trustworthy data enable the assessment of changes in driving behavior throughout the three time periods. Results showed that drivers committed more violations during the COVID-19 lockdown, with young drivers in particular being most affected by the traffic restrictions, driving significantly faster and performing more aggressive steering behaviors during the COVID-19 lockdown than any other time. Furthermore, the locations where the most speeding offenses were committed are highlighted in order to provide lawmakers with guidance on how to improve traffic safety in those areas, in addition to various recommendations on how to manage traffic during future lockdowns.

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Investigating the Effect of COVID-19 on Driver Behavior and Road Safety: A Naturalistic Driving Study in Malaysia

Al-Hussein

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“…It was found that road collisions, fatalities, and slightly injuries were decreased, mainly due to the remarkable decrease of traffic volumes. Similarly, Seasonal AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average (SARIMA) and XGBoost algorithms were implemented in order to identify the impact of the COVID-19 on driving performance ( Katrakazas et al, 2021 ). Results revealed that average speed increased by 2.27 km/h on average compared to the forecasted evolution, while harsh brakings per distance (i.e.…”

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One year of COVID-19: Impacts on safe driving behavior and policy recommendations

Michelaraki

Sekadakis

Katrakazas

et al. 2023

Journal of Safety Research

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“…Tucker et al found that the percentage of cars engaged in extreme speeding and those traveling below the speed limit increased during the COVID-19 stay-at-home period [ 25 ]. Katrakazas et al made a quantitative assessment of the effect of COVID19 on driving behavior during the lockdown [ 26 ]. Vanlaar et al compared self-reported risky driving behaviors during the pandemic in Canada and the U.S. to determine the differences between these two countries [ 27 ].…”

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Impacts of COVID-19 Travel Restriction Policies on the Traffic Quality of the National and Provincial Trunk Highway Network: A Case Study of Shaanxi Province

Gao

et al. 2022

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According to recent research, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted road traffic quality. This study aims to analyze the impacts of COVID-19 travel restriction policies on the traffic quality of the national and provincial trunk highway network (NPTHN) in Shaanxi Province. We collected the traffic data of the NPTHN for three consecutive years (from 2019 to 2021), before and after the COVID-19 outbreak, including weekly average daily traffic, weekly traffic interruption times, weekly traffic control time, weekly traffic accidents, weekly traffic injuries, and weekly traffic deaths. Using descriptive statistics and dynamic analysis methods, we studied the safety and service levels of the NPTHN. We set up an assessment model of the NPTHN operational orderliness through dissipative structure theory and entropy theory to study the operational orderliness of the NPTHN. Results show that in 2020, the service level, safety level, and operational orderliness of the NPTHN dropped to the lowest levels. The pandemic was gradually brought under control, and the travel restriction policies were gradually reduced and lifted. The adverse impacts on the operational orderliness of the NPTHN decreased, but the operational orderliness did not yet recover to the pre-pandemic level. Meanwhile, the service and safety levels of the NPTHN did not recover. Taken together, the COVID-19 travel restriction policies had adverse impacts on the traffic quality of the NPTHN in Shaanxi Province.

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Identifying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on driving behavior using naturalistic driving data and time series forecasting

Cited by 47 publications

References 51 publications

Investigating the Effect of COVID-19 on Driver Behavior and Road Safety: A Naturalistic Driving Study in Malaysia

Investigating the Effect of COVID-19 on Driver Behavior and Road Safety: A Naturalistic Driving Study in Malaysia

One year of COVID-19: Impacts on safe driving behavior and policy recommendations

Impacts of COVID-19 Travel Restriction Policies on the Traffic Quality of the National and Provincial Trunk Highway Network: A Case Study of Shaanxi Province

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