Exploring the time-saving bias: How drivers misestimate time saved when increasing speed

According to the time-saving bias,drivers underestimate the time saved when increasing from a low speed and overestimate the time saved when increasing from a relatively high speed. previous research used a specific type of task - drivers were asked to estimate time saved when increasing speed and to give a numeric response - to show this. the present research conducted two studies with multiple questions to show that the time-saving bias occurs in other tasks. study 1 found that drivers committed the time-saving bias when asked to estimate (a) the time saved when increasing speed or (b) the distance that can be completed at a given time when increasing speed or (c) the speed required to complete a given distance in decreasing times. study 2 showed no major differences in estimations of time saved compared to estimations of the remaining journey time and also between responses given on a numeric scale versus a visual analog scale. study 3 tested two possible explanations for the time-saving bias: a proportion heuristic and a differences heuristic. some evidence was found for use of the latter.