Aggressive Driving and Road Rage: A Driving Simulation Experiment.

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

830

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 20, 2015

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2026

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2026

Conditions
Aggression
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Videos

Videos depicting various aggressive driving and road rage behaviors.

BEHAVIORAL

Bumper stickers

Bumper stickers hypothesized to increase or decrease aggressive driving.

BEHAVIORAL

Alcohol-related cues

Case of beer or water on passenger seat.

BEHAVIORAL

Music

Lyrics and tempo of music will be manipulated to increase or decrease aggressive driving.

BEHAVIORAL

Roadside vegetation

The roadside will contain trash to increase aggressive driving, or vegetation to decrease aggressive driving. There is also a control group.

BEHAVIORAL

Video game

Participants will play a racing or neutral video game before driving in the simulator.

Trial Locations (1)

43212

RECRUITING

The Ohio State University Driving Simulation Laboratory, Columbus

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Ohio State University

OTHER