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Table 11 Sample driving sessions with their narratives and aggressiveness interpretation

From: Driver aggressiveness detection via multisensory data fusion

Sample number

Narrative of the session

Aggressiveness

8354

Subject vehicle is driving relatively fast in the left lane as the traffic is merging into right lane. Lead vehicle is decelerating with right turn signal on, preparing to merge into right lane, and the subject vehicle must brake to avoid hitting lead vehicle in the rear. Subject vehicle is trying to get ahead of right lane traffic before merging.

Aggressive

8392

Subject vehicle is travelling in the rain and almost misses the intended exit. Subject vehicle enters the exit ramp at the last minute, nearly side swiping a vehicle already on the ramp beside it. Subject driver steered slightly left to avoid the crash and the other vehicle went ahead on the exit ramp.

Aggressive

8420

Subject vehicle is preparing to merge onto an exit ramp and a vehicle from the adjacent left lane realizes that they need to get onto the exit ramp also, and the lead vehicle suddenly crosses the subject vehicle’s left lane line into the subject vehicle’s lane. The subject brakes hard to avoid hitting the lead vehicle in the rear.

Aggressive

8374

Subject driver is talking/singing to herself and stops behind a line of cars at a light. A following vehicle approaches rapidly and almost hits the subject vehicle in the rear.

Smooth

8471

There are 2 left turn lanes with the subject driver in the far left lane. Vehicle 2 at the left turn lane to the right of the subject’s vehicle starts to turn left and cuts the subject driver off.

Smooth

9059

Both the subject driver and lead vehicle are decelerating when the subject driver glances out his right side window. When the subject driver glances, the lead vehicle comes to a stop in front of him.

Smooth