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Validating variations of situations in a driving simulator screening test
Human-Centered Systems, Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköping University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3939-062X
Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Sweden.
Disability Research Division, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2379-9201
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Traffic and road users, Traffic Safety and Traffic System. Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8026-5591
2026 (English)In: Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, ISSN 1369-8478, E-ISSN 1873-5517, Vol. 119, article id 103608Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Young drivers' elevated crash risk is linked to inexperience, low risk awareness, and underdeveloped cognitive control. To improve driving testing, several countries use hazard perception tests, and Sweden is piloting a simulator-based screening test as a potential complement to the on-road driving test. These screening tests would have to be developed in several versions and would have to be randomized. The aim of this study was to examine whether introducing controlled visual variations into traffic situations would alter the overall difficulty structure of the simulator-based screening test, that is, whether the relative difficulty of the situations remained stable across different test versions. An experimental between-group design was used, with 127 Swedish automotive high school students randomly assigned to one of three versions of a simulator-based screening test. All versions included the same 14 traffic situations across urban, rural, and highway environments, but differed in minor design features. The screening test evaluated participants' performance in each situation (pass/fail) and the outcome from the three versions was analyzed with a Rasch analysis. The findings suggest that small variations did not compromise overall test consistency, although added pedestrians and roadside objects increased difficulty in some traffic situations. These insights support the development of fair and reliable simulator-based screening test, with potential benefits for driver testing and traffic safety. 

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Elsevier, 2026. Vol. 119, article id 103608
Keywords [en]
3–6 traffic safety, Driver test, Driving simulator, Test difficulty
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Transport Systems and Logistics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:vti:diva-22600DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2026.103608ISI: 001735290800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105034358462OAI: oai:DiVA.org:vti-22600DiVA, id: diva2:2053730
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Simulators for Driver Education and Assessment
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Swedish Transport Administration, 2022/31998Available from: 2026-04-17 Created: 2026-04-17 Last updated: 2026-04-20Bibliographically approved

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