Car driver attitudes, perceptions of social norms and aggressive driving behaviour towards cyclists

Fruhen, Laura; Flin, Rhona

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2015.07.003

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“…We suggest that similar kinds of processes may also come into play in relation to other sustainable practices. For example, at least some component of the aggression sometimes directed toward cyclists by motorists in Britain (Fruhen & Flin, 2015) likely stems, we would argue, from a perception that cyclists morally judge them in some way for traveling by car. Such reactions may be likely to increase as a function of stronger injunctive norms against car travel in city centers following the current launch of various Clean Air Zone initiatives across Britain (Cannon, 2019).…”

Section: The Moral Nature Of Mmpismentioning

confidence: 95%

Could Vegans and Lycra Cyclists be Bad for the Planet? Theorizing the Role of Moralized Minority Practice Identities in Processes of Societal‐Level Change

Kurz

Prosser

Rabinovich

et al. 2019

Journal of Social Issues

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Shifting society to more sustainable modes of consumption poses significant challenges to the way people live their lives. Many everyday practices commensurate with addressing sustainability goals are currently minority pursuits, especially in highly industrialized countries. Such minority practices often come to form the basis of social identities (e.g., as “vegans” or “cyclists”). These moralized minority practice identities (MMPIs) represent the focus of this theoretical article. We theorize the nature and genesis of MMPIs, discuss how their characteristics shape intergroup interactions, and consider implications for societal‐level change. We make the contentious suggestion that, contrary to what might be predicted on the basis of social identity approaches to social change, strong identification with “green practice” groups may hamper, rather than facilitate, societal‐level shifts toward sustainability. We discuss the need for policy approaches that enable people to experiment with new sustainable practices without the pressure to commit to a particular practice identity.

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Section: The Moral Nature Of Mmpismentioning

confidence: 95%

Could Vegans and Lycra Cyclists be Bad for the Planet? Theorizing the Role of Moralized Minority Practice Identities in Processes of Societal‐Level Change

Kurz

Prosser

Rabinovich

et al. 2019

Journal of Social Issues

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“…For instance, Aldred and Crosweller (2015) investigated cyclists' incidents in London and found that the 4.8% of them involved deliberate harassment or aggression by drivers (e.g., revving) and estimated that harassment from other road users took place on a monthly basis. Fruhen and Flin (2015) found that drivers that did not cycle held more negative attitudes towards cyclists.…”

Section: Target Of Behaviormentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Several behaviors towards cyclists have been studied, mostly aggression, negative attitudes, and warnings from the part of other motorized road users (Aldred & Crosweller, 2015;Fruhen & Flin, 2015;Johnson, Oxley, Newstead, & Charlton, 2014). For instance, Aldred and Crosweller (2015) investigated cyclists' incidents in London and found that the 4.8% of them involved deliberate harassment or aggression by drivers (e.g., revving) and estimated that harassment from other road users took place on a monthly basis.…”

Section: Target Of Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

Cyclist as a Minority Group?

Prati¹,

Puchades²,

Pietrantoni³

2019

Preprint

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In the social science, several definitions of minority group can be found. The definitions include different aspects such as power/status, number, distinctiveness, social category, group context, dispositions, and discrimination. Compared to motorized road users, cyclists are considered vulnerable road users because they lack physical protection. We argue that such definition does not capture the social and cultural aspects that characterize the membership within the group of cyclists. We examined whether cyclists may share some features of the experience of minority groups. Although cyclists differ from other minorities in important respects, they manifest many of the characteristics by which minority groups are defined.

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“…The use of the bicycle as viable alternative to the traditional transport systems has continuously increased in the past years as a consequence of the environmental cause, the impact of the pollution on human health, and the cities congestion [e.g., [1][2][3][4][5]]. On the other hand, the data of accidents involving cyclist show that the cyclists are exposed to high risk levels.…”

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confidence: 99%

Survival Model of Drivers’ Speed Reduction Time at Bicycle Crossroads: A Driving Simulator Study

Bella

Silvestri

2018

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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The main objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of several countermeasures at bicycle crossroads on drivers’ behavior during the driver–cyclist interaction (a cyclist that crosses the road) by the use of a driving simulator. Three treatments of the cyclist crossroads were investigated: baseline condition (no treatment), raised island, and the colored paved markings. Forty-two participants drove a suburban scenario with several bicycle crossroads having difference configurations and presence/absence of cyclist. Overall, 252 speed profiles were plotted from 150 m before each crossroad of which 23 showed non-yield events: 12 for the baseline condition, 6 for the colored paved markings, and 5 for the raised island. The method of the survival analysis was applied to model the driver speed reduction time (the elapsed time to pass from the initial speed to the minimum speed during the yielding maneuver) with the use of the Weibull distribution. The model identified the average deceleration, the drivers’ age, and the countermeasure condition as significant explanatory variables. The survival curves highlighted that for the colored paved markings the driver adopted longer values of the speed reduction times and then a less aggressive driver’s braking behavior. Moreover, the outcomes of the questionnaire confirmed that the colored paved markings were considered to be the most effective in terms of driving aid.

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Car driver attitudes, perceptions of social norms and aggressive driving behaviour towards cyclists

Cited by 67 publications

References 42 publications

Could Vegans and Lycra Cyclists be Bad for the Planet? Theorizing the Role of Moralized Minority Practice Identities in Processes of Societal‐Level Change

Could Vegans and Lycra Cyclists be Bad for the Planet? Theorizing the Role of Moralized Minority Practice Identities in Processes of Societal‐Level Change

Cyclist as a Minority Group?

Survival Model of Drivers’ Speed Reduction Time at Bicycle Crossroads: A Driving Simulator Study

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