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. 2021 Nov 10;12:727500. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.727500

TABLE 4.

Total proportion of references to each theme and the frequency (%) at which each of the sub-themes were referenced within each theme.

SA Comprehension Macro and micro category list Total proportion of references

1.1 Road 30%
Type of highway Road description Type of area Road layout Road layout (adjective) Time of day/season Traffic signs Road “decoration”

23.5% 19.6% 5.2% 27.8% 1.7% 0.9% 11.7% 9.6%

1.2 Driver’s perspective 21%

Relative position to other cars Direction/trajectory of driver Speed traveling at Subjective judgment of speed Driver’s decision/judgment of own action/s Rationale of judgment of own action/s Driver perception issues

41.9% 26.3% 5.6% 3.1% 7.5% 12.5% 3.1%

1.3 Other drivers/vehicles 21%

Description Speed traveling at Direction/trajectory Purpose of vehicle Location of vehicle State of vehicle Rationale/analysis of other driver action (theory of mind)

55.2% 4.2% 10.9% 6.1% 12.1% 8.5% 3.0%

1.4 Dynamic actions of driver and/or other drivers/vehicles 23%

Maneuver planning Active maneuvers Observation
Driver Other driver/vehicle Driver Other driver/vehicle Driver Other driver/vehicle

13.7% 0.6% 66.9% 16.0% 1.7% 1.1%

1.5 Pedestrians/other road users 5%

Presence of pedestrian/other road user Location of pedestrian/other road user Location of pedestrian/other road user relative to driver Description of pedestrian/other road user Gender of pedestrian/other road user Age of pedestrian/other road user Action of pedestrian/other road user (what pedestrian is doing) Purpose of action of pedestrian/other road user (why they are doing it) Occupation of pedestrian/other road user

22.9% 5.7% 20.0% 17.1% 11.4% 2.9% 17.1% 2.9% 2.9%
1.6 Anticipatory Hazards 1%

Keeping distance from other vehicles Watching out for other vehicles’ behavior

75.0% 25.0%

SA Prediction Macro and micro category list Total proportion of references

2.1 Changing road environment 13%

Road layout perception Environmental markers Changing road details Traffic signs ahead

40% 9% 36% 15%

2.2 Driver future action/s 43%

Driver future observation Driver future maneuvers Driver future orientation/trajectory Driver future speed Driver position on the road Reaching destination

4% 49% 21% 12% 9% 6%

2.3 Other vehicle/road user predicted actions 25%

Other driver/road user future maneuvers Other driver/road user future trajectory Other driver future speed Position relative to driver Location of other vehicle/road user Description of other vehicle/road user Purpose of other vehicle/road user

15% 1% 10% 26% 6% 40% 1%

2.4 Impending hazards 19%

Driver general caution/awareness Specific potential hazards Location of projected hazard Abstract/hypothetical hazards Absence of hazards Theory of mind projection to evaluate future risk

23% 41% 4% 15% 15% 2%