Impact of Vehicular Countdown Signals on Driving Psychologies and Behaviors: Taking China as an Example

Table 6

Behaviors on whether engines should be turned off while waiting for the green light.

Questions	Options	Proportion (%)
(20) At countdown signalized intersections, if you do not turn off the engine while waiting, assuming your vehicle is the first vehicle in a certain lane, when you see the red countdown is coming to end, what will you do? [single choice]	(A) Engage the engine gear in advance, and then accelerate to pass through the intersection when the green light begins.	44.62
	(B) Engage the engine gear in advance, slowly glide, and then accelerate to pass through the intersection when the green light begins.	35.20
	(C) Continue to wait until the green light begins, and then engage the engine gear to pass through the intersection.	18.93
	(D) Others.	1.24
(21) At countdown signalized intersections, if you turn off the engine while waiting, assuming your vehicle is the first vehicle in a certain lane, when you see the red countdown is coming to end, what will you do? [single choice]	(A) Start the engine in advance, engage the engine gear beforehand, and then accelerate to pass through the intersection when the green light begins.	46.01
	(B) Start the engine in advance, engage the engine gear beforehand, slowly glide, and then accelerate to pass through the intersection when the green light begins.	31.37
	(C) Start the engine in advance, continue to wait until the green light begins, and then engage the engine gear to pass through the intersection.	20.53
	(D) Continue to wait until the end of the red light, start the engine, and then engage the engine gear to pass through the intersection.	2.09
	(E) Others.	0
(22) At countdown signalized intersections, you will turn off the engine to wait at how many remaining seconds of the red countdown? [single choice]	(A) 30–39 s.	5.33
	(B) 40–49 s.	5.71
	(C) 50–59 s.	6.95
	(D) 60–69 s.	20.36
	(E) >70 s.	19.98
	(F) Never turn off the engine.	41.67
(23) At red countdown signalized intersections, when you meet a red light but do not turn off the engine to wait, what are the causes? (Drivers who will turn off their engines do not need to reply to the question.) [multiple choices]	(A) Turning off and restarting the engine is inconvenient.	65.75
	(B) Turning off and restarting the engine will consume more fuel.	48.72
	(C) Turning off and restarting the engine will increase the wear of the vehicle.	27.69
	(D) Others.	7.33
(24) At non-countdown signalized intersections, when you meet a red light but do not turn off the engine to wait, what are the causes? (Drivers who will turn off their engines do not need to reply to the question.) [multiple choices]	(A) Turning off and restarting the engine is inconvenient.	57.66
	(B) Not knowing how much time of the red light is left.	54.52
	(C) Turning off and restarting the engine will increase the wear of the vehicle.	29.59
	(D) Others.	7.71