Table 2.
Description of the top five driving scenarios that induce each emotion according to the number of participants.
| Triggered emotion | Scenario description | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Anger | The vehicles next always change their way maliciously, or they occupy the road while driving very slow. | 12 |
| The next car decides to cut in line with the turn signal off while the distance between the driver’s car and the car in front is small. | 8 | |
| Others keep the high beam on while meeting the car, which affects the vision. | 4 | |
| Being in a traffiic jam for a long time. | 3 | |
| Being forcibly overtaken. | 3 | |
| Fear | Driving on a road with no light or pedestrian in the nighttime. | 6 |
| Driving on a mountain road with high cliff beside. | 5 | |
| Witnessing some serious traffic accidents while driving. | 4 | |
| Feeling very tired after driving for a long time, and even almost causes an accident due to fatigue. | 4 | |
| Driving next to a large truck. | 4 | |
| Disgust | The driver in front keeps throwing garbage, water bottles, and spitting out. | 12 |
| Being forcibly cut in line by a nearby vehicle during a traffic jam. | 6 | |
| Seeing a lot of garbage on the road. | 5 | |
| Some drivers do not follow the traffic rules. | 4 | |
| The passengers in the car is making some uncivilized behaviours. | 4 | |
| Sadness | Hearing sad things while driving, such as an earthquake. | 11 |
| Witnessing an accident while driving. | 10 | |
| Thinking of his/her break-up while driving. | 4 | |
| Thinking of his/her family conflicts while driving. | 3 | |
| The driver feels sad about his/her poor driving skills when he/she compares himself/herself to other drivers who have good skills. | 1 | |
| Superise | Seeing some novel things while driving, such as small animals suddenly running out. | 16 |
| Seeing one of his/her acquaintance/friend while driving. | 3 | |
| Some unknown problems happened with his/her vehicle, such as some kind of noise. | 3 | |
| Seeing some pedestrians walking on the highway. | 1 | |
| Suddenly see 100 RMB in the car while driving. | 1 | |
| Happiness | Noticing interesting things happened on the road and the scenery outside is very beautiful. | 16 |
| Chatting and joking with his/her family and friends while driving and feeling very relaxed. | 11 | |
| Driving on a road with few vehicles, especially on highways, and feeling that the whole road belongs to himself/herself. | 11 | |
| About to go home or arrive at his/her destination after being busy all day. | 8 | |
| Driving while listening to his/her favourite music. | 7 | |
| Neutral | Driving on all normal town roads. | 11 |
| Encountering slight road congestion. | 10 | |
| Driving on a highway. | 9 | |
| Driving while listening to soft music. | 6 | |
| Driving on a country road. | 3 |