Study on human subjects - influence of stress and alcohol in simulated traffic situations

Mobyen Uddin Ahmed; Mir Riyanul Islam; Shaibal Barua; Bertil Hök; Emma Jonforsen; Shahina Begum

doi:10.12688/openreseurope.13592.2

Study on human subjects - influence of stress and alcohol in simulated traffic situations

Open Res Eur. 2021 Dec 7:1:83. doi: 10.12688/openreseurope.13592.2. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Mobyen Uddin Ahmed¹, Mir Riyanul Islam¹, Shaibal Barua¹, Bertil Hök², Emma Jonforsen², Shahina Begum¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Innovation, Design and Engineering, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden.
² Senseair AB, Flottiljgatan 49, SE-72131 Västerås, Sweden.

Abstract

This report presents a research study plan on human subjects - the influence of stress and alcohol in simulated traffic situations under an H2020 project named SIMUSAFE. This research study focuses on road-users', i.e., car drivers, motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians, behaviour in relation to retrospective studies, where interaction between the users are considered. Here, the study includes sample size, inclusion/exclusion criteria, detailed study plan, protocols, potential test scenarios and all related ethical issues. The study plan has been included in a national ethics application and received approval for implementation.

Keywords: Influence of Stress and Alcohol; SIMUSAFE; Simulated Traffic Situations; Study on Human Subjects.

Grants and funding

This research was financially supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the grant agreement No 723386 (project SimuSafe).