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Differences in Drivers’ Attitudes and Behavior Towards Ambulances and Police Vehicles
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Traffic and road users, Driver and vehicle.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9724-8456
Linköping University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0009-0006-2026-3758
2026 (English)In: Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility: Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin, Ireland - Volume 1: Safe and Equitable Transport / [ed] Ciaran McNally; Páraic Carroll; Beatriz Martinez-Pastor; Bidisha Ghosh; Marina Efthymiou; Nikolaos Valantasis-Kanellos, Springer, 2026, p. 361-367Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Emergency driving entails challenges, one being the interaction with other road users. Drivers’ attitudes towards Emergency vehicles (EVs) may affect their willingness to move over. Previous research has suggested that attitudes towards the different emergency response organizations may differ, but no previous research has compared the driver behavior aspects associated with the two organizations. The purpose of the present study was to examine drivers’ attitudes and driving behavior around approaching ambulances and police vehicles. A total of 110 drivers participated in a driving simulator study where they were approached by emergency vehicles three times. After the drive, they were asked about their typical driving behavior and attitudes towards ambulance and police. No difference in driving behavior when interacting with either an ambulance or police vehicle was seen in the simulator data. There was a difference in expressed attitude towards the organizations. Drivers reported that they felt a higher level of stress, and were more aware of their driving when approached by a police vehicle compared to when approached by an ambulance. The participants stated that it is important to move over regardless of EV type.  

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Springer, 2026. p. 361-367
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Lecture Notes in Mobility, ISSN 2196-5544, E-ISSN 2196-5552
Keywords [en]
Ambulance, Police, Attitude, Driving behavior
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Transport Systems and Logistics Applied Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:vti:diva-22182DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-88974-5_53Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105015313927ISBN: 9783031889738 (print)ISBN: 9783031889745 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:vti-22182DiVA, id: diva2:1999468
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10th Transport Research Arena (TRA) Conference, Dublin, Ireland, April 15-18, 2024.
Available from: 2025-09-19 Created: 2025-09-19 Last updated: 2025-09-19Bibliographically approved

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