The antecedents, experience, and coping strategies of driver boredom in young adult males.

•A qualitative inquiry is presented to investigate driver boredom without interrupting the subjective experience.•Antecedents to driver boredom include low traffic, slow or constant speed, and routine drives.•The experience is associated with discomfort and bears similarities with boredom at work (unlike boredom at home).•Coping mechanisms include strategies related to the driving task such as speeding and avoidance strategies such as phone use.