Biermann, Hannah http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1066-1788
Philipsen, Ralf http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8922-8604
Brell, Teresa http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1081-8992
Ziefle, Martina http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6105-4729
Article History
Received: 9 June 2020
Accepted: 26 October 2020
First Online: 12 November 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: We did not seek ethical approval from the ethics committee, as our study falls in the category where no such approval is necessary in Germany. This category spans all non-invasive, non-clinical research on human subjects, where subjects are transparently informed about the purpose, aim, and risks of the studies and when these risks are reasonably low. Prior to participating in the study, they were informed that it is of high importance to understand free opinions and attitudes on mobility behavior from the drivers’ perspective and that we were very happy if they would share their opinions with us. Still, however, we stressed that their participation was completely voluntary. The participants were not reimbursed for taking part in the study. Furthermore, we ensured a high standard privacy protection and let the participants know that none of their answers can be referred back to them as persons. Demographic data were also submitted voluntarily and all participants were informed that, on request, their personal data would be deleted from our encrypted hard drives. After these careful explanations, participants reported to feel well informed about the purpose and the aim of the study and their freedom to quit participation at any time. Regarding the privacy policy explanations, the participants reported to understand that high standards were applied and deliberately accepted participation. Participant privacy is a key value that our university has committed itself to uphold. From the comments in the open question fields at the end of the survey, we learnt that those participants were interested in the topic and were keen to look at the results, which we assured them to receive.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.