Table 2

Descriptions of collected variables

CategoryVariableExplanation
DemographyAgeDriver’s age
Driving experienceDriver’s driving experience
GenderDriver’s gender
Time intervalΔtSmall time interval (e.g.1 s)
Vehicle movements characteristicsV¯t0ΔtSVAverage velocity of subject vehicle during Δt before subject vehicle braking
a¯t0ΔtLVAverage acceleration of lead vehicle during Δt before subject vehicle braking (negative values denote deceleration)
Min at0ΔtLVMinimal acceleration of lead vehicle during Δt before subject vehicle braking
Vehicle interaction characteristicsD¯t0ΔtAverage distance between lead and subject vehicle during Δt before subject vehicle braking
TH¯t0ΔtAverage time headway between lead and subject vehicle during Δt before subject vehicle braking
TTC¯t0ΔtAverage time-to-collision (TTC) of subject vehicle during Δt before subject vehicle braking
Mental workloadWDriver's subjective rating of workload during car-following based on NASA-TLX
Collision avoidance behaviorLg(TTC¯t0+Δt)Take the logarithm base 10 of average TTC between lead and subject vehicle during Δt after subject vehicle braking
Lg(TH¯t0+Δt)Take the logarithm base 10 of average time headway between lead and subject vehicle during Δt after subject vehicle braking
MinTH¯t0+ΔtMinimal time headway between lead and subject vehicle during Δt after subject vehicle braking
RTDriver’s braking reaction time from lead vehicle braking to subject vehicle braking
BmaxThe maximal brake pedal force exerted by the driver after the lead vehicle braked
TmaxThe time of reaching the maximal brake pedal force

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