Route familiarity can be an important safety-related variable, which is often neglected. A
review of previous works highlighting the relationships between route familiarity and road
safety in behavioural studies and engineering standards/frameworks has been conducted.
Theoretical frameworks supported by experimental results have revealed that driving
behaviour can be affected by route familiarity. The latter may lead to distraction and self-
confidence; and in turn to more dangerous behaviours after repeated journeys. From an …