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. 2020 Aug 1;7:100186. doi: 10.1016/j.trip.2020.100186

Table 10.

Changes in driving behavior and trip characteristics during the months of COVID-19 compared to January and February 2020.

Measurement
Change compared to January
Change compared to February
February
March
April
March
April
Average speeding 2% 4% 9% 2% 7%
Greece
Speeding duration/driving duration 17% 25% 37% 7% 18%
Average total speed 2% 9% 13% 6% 11%
Average driving speed 2% 6% 8% 4% 6%
Harsh accelerations/100 km −5% −10% 0.25% −6% 5%
Harsh braking/100 km −1% −4% 10% −3% 12%
Total duration 2% −32% −68% −33% −68%
Driving duration 2% −30% −66% −31% −74%
Total distance 4% −26% −64% −29% −65%
Risky hours driving −8% −50% −76% −45% −74%
Mobile phone usage duration/driving duration 8% 6% 31% −1% 21%



Saudi Arabia
Average speeding 1% 5% 6% 4% 5%
Speeding duration/driving duration 7% 22% 45% 14% 36%
Average total speed −4% 1% 4% 5% 8%
Average driving speed −3% 0.35% 3% 4% 7%
Harsh accelerations/100 km 1% 4% 12% 3% 11%
Harsh braking/100 km 3% 4% 14% 0.31% 10%
Total duration −2% −34% −76% −33% −75%
Driving duration −2% −34% −76% −32% −75%
Total distance −5% −33% −75% −30% −73%
Risky hours driving −17% −44% −84% −33% −81%
Mobile phone usage duration/driving duration 9% 21% 54% 11% 42%