Dominant Hand Steering Preferences: Analyzing Steering Direction
Disciplines
Psychology
Abstract (300 words maximum)
This study focuses on the behavior of self–driving–vehicle drivers upon encountering a simulated accident at a T-shaped intersection when steering with their dominant hand. We hypothesized that drivers are more likely to turn in the direction of their dominant hand due to the influence of handedness and because they perceive less effort when steering with gravity. That is, right-handed people would favor turning right, while left-handed people would favor turning left. Considering there are more right-handed people in the United States, we predict the results will yield more drivers turning to the right. To test this hypothesis, we had participants watch video clips of driving scenes of a self–driving car and avoid a crash (e.g., the vehicle went straight towards a T-shaped intersection) while the participants were holding an imaginary steering wheel with their dominant hand. We are currently collecting the data.
Keywords: automated vehicles, handedness, silent failure, dominant hand, turning behavior, steering behavior
Academic department under which the project should be listed
RCHSS - Psychological Science
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Kyung Jung
Dominant Hand Steering Preferences: Analyzing Steering Direction
This study focuses on the behavior of self–driving–vehicle drivers upon encountering a simulated accident at a T-shaped intersection when steering with their dominant hand. We hypothesized that drivers are more likely to turn in the direction of their dominant hand due to the influence of handedness and because they perceive less effort when steering with gravity. That is, right-handed people would favor turning right, while left-handed people would favor turning left. Considering there are more right-handed people in the United States, we predict the results will yield more drivers turning to the right. To test this hypothesis, we had participants watch video clips of driving scenes of a self–driving car and avoid a crash (e.g., the vehicle went straight towards a T-shaped intersection) while the participants were holding an imaginary steering wheel with their dominant hand. We are currently collecting the data.
Keywords: automated vehicles, handedness, silent failure, dominant hand, turning behavior, steering behavior