A dataset of Chinese drivers’ driving behaviors and socio-cultural factors related to driving

• DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109337
• Publication Date: 2023-06-22T23:58:24Z
• Authors: Ruining Jin; Xiao Wang; Minh-Hoang Nguyen; Viet-Phuong La; Tam-Tri Le; Quan-Hoang Vuong
• Keywords: China; Science (General); Mindsponge theory; Sociology and Political Science; Construct (python library); Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; R858-859.7; Social Sciences; Poison control; Friends; Transportation; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Peers; Applied psychology; Q1-390; Engineering; 11. Sustainability; Psychology; Family; Analysis of Traffic Safety and Driver Behavior; Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality; Data Article; Driver Behavior; Geography; Influence of Built Environment on Active Travel; Computer science; 3. Good health; Programming language; FOS: Psychology; Safe driving behaviors; Environmental health; Human factors and ergonomics; Archaeology; Impact of Social Structure on Crime and Delinquency; Physical Sciences; Medicine; Aggressive driving behaviors

Given the high fatality rate due to road traffic accidents in China, understanding the factors influencing aggressive driving behaviors among Chinese drivers is essential to alleviate the problem. The paper describes a dataset of 1039 Chinese drivers’ driving behaviors and the socio-cultural factors associated with the behaviors. The dataset was collected through an online survey. The dataset comprises five main categories: 1) driving information, 2) aggressive driving behaviors, 3) friend/peer influence, 4) family influence, and 5) socio-demographic information. The dataset is valuable for public health and transportation researchers to explore factors influencing drivers’ driving behaviors and public safety in China. The dataset’s construct validity was confirmed by the Bayesian Mindsponge Framework (BMF) analytics. Specifically, the analysis shows that safe driving behaviors are affected by information promoting safe driving that is passively and actively absorbed from friends/peers (friends/peers being role models and friends’/peers’ support, respectively). The result is consistent with the Mindsponge Theory’s information-processing mechanism in human minds.