PURPOSES : Driving simulations are widely used for safety assessment because they can minimize the time and cost associated with collecting driving behavior data compared to real-world road environments. Simulator-based driving behavior data do not necessarily represent the actual driving behavior data. An evaluation must be performed to determine whether driving simulations accurately reflect road safety conditions. The main objective of this study was to establish a methodology for assessing whether simulation-based driving behavior data represent real-world safety characteristics. METHODS : A 500-m spatial window size and a 100-m moving size were used to aggregate and match the driving behavior indicators and crash data. A correlation analysis was performed to identify statistically significant indicators among the various evaluation metrics correlated with crash frequency on the road. A set of driving behavior evaluation indicators highly correlated with crash frequency was used as inputs for the negative binomial and decision tree models. Negative binomial model results revealed the indicators used to estimate the number of predicted crashes. The decision-tree model results prioritized the driving behavior indicators used to classify high-risk road segments. RESULTS : The indicators derived from the negative binomial model analysis were the standard deviation of the peak-to-peak jerk and the time-varying volatility of the yaw rate. Their importance was ranked first and fifth, respectively, using the proposed decision tree model. Each indicator has a significant importance among all indicators, suggesting that certain indicators can accurately reflect actual road safety. CONCLUSIONS : The proposed indicators are expected to enhance the reliability of driving-simulator-based road safety evaluations.

목적 : 본 연구의 목적은 대학생 초보운전자의 심리적 요인과 안전운전행동의 관계를 알아보고자 함이다. 연구방법 : K대에 재학중인 대학생 초보운전자 30명의 자아존중감, 자기효능감, 행동억제 및 행동활성화 체계, 정적정서 및 부적정서, 불안, 우울 그리고 분노를 측정하고 안전운전행동의 관계를 살펴보기 위해 상관분석을 실시하였다. 운전수행자와 비운전자 집단간 비교를 위해서는 맨휘트니 검정을 실시하였다. 결과 : 심리적 요인과 안전운전행동의 관계를 살펴본 결과 자아존중감과 자기효능감 그리고 정적정서와 안전운전행동은 정적상관관계가 있고 행동억제체계와 불안과는 부적상관관계가 있었다. 또한 운전수행자와 비운전자의 심리적 요인 중 자기효능감과 정적정서, 우울에서 집단간 유의미한 차이가 있었다. 결론 : 본 연구를 통해 초보운전자의 심리적 요인이 안전운전행동에 영향을 미치고 있음을 확인하였으며 초보운전자의 심리적 요인에 보다 주목할 필요성을 시사하고 있다.