Analysis of High School Students’ Cycling Behavior Change through Road Safety Workshops with Exploratory Learning by Naturalistic Cycling Data

Abstract

Road safety education plays an important role in guiding participants to safety behavior. Many studies on behavior change have applied educational approaches, planned behavior theory, etc. as intervention methods, and correct understanding of road safety education and effective teaching/learning opportunities are required. In addition, naturalistic cycling data has been used to understand bicycle use behavior and evaluate safety, but few examples have been used to verify the effectiveness of education and learning. In this study, focusing on the process of behavior change through exploratory learning, the effects of workshop-style road safety education using electrically power assisted bicycle commuting to school on behavior change were quantitatively analyzed. The results showed that through workshops, the frequency of risky behavior improved, and risk avoidance behavior was increased, and in the process, the workshop influenced the participants to correct their overestimated self-evaluations, influence their motivation and sense of responsibility, and enhance their intention to change their behavior.