Cross-cultural comparison of drivers’ tendency to commit different aberrant driving behaviours

Warner, Henriette Wallén; Özkan, Türker; Lajunen, Timo; Tzamalouka, Georgia

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2011.04.006

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“…Warner [10] studied drivers' tendency to commit different aberrant driving behaviors (violations, errors and lapses) in Finland, Sweden, Greece and Turkey.…”

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Driving Style Recognition Based on Driver Behavior Questionnaire

Li¹,

Shi²,

Liu³

2017

OJAppS

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The ability to classify driver behavior lays the foundation for more advanced driver assistance systems. The present study aims to research driver pattern and classification feature. Driver behavior self-reported investigation was conducted with standardized driver behavior questionnaire (DBQ) by 225 nonprofessional drivers on the internet in Beijing. Questionnaire's reliability was verified by statistics analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to analyze the underlying factor structure. Speed advantage, space occupation, the contend right of way and the contend space advantage were extracted from the questionnaire results to quantify driver characteristics. Based on fuzzy C-means (FCM) algorithm and taking the four factors as pattern features, the number of driver classification distribution was discussed. Then the number of driver classification was determined by statistical indices. The comparison of classification results with the survey finding on whether the driver occurred in traffic accidents within five years shows that the classification result is the same as the actual driving conditions. Finally, correlation between the demographic and types of driving behavior has been analyzed. Female were more likely than male to careful driving, and the older the driver and the less driving experience, the more careful and moderate driving behavior is.

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“…Warner [10] studied drivers' tendency to commit different aberrant driving behaviors (violations, errors and lapses) in Finland, Sweden, Greece and Turkey.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Driving Style Recognition Based on Driver Behavior Questionnaire

Li¹,

Shi²,

Liu³

2017

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“…It is hypothesized that this might be due to cultural or education factors, especially since previous studies have illustrated that the knowledge of rules and the meaning of traffi c signs in Arab countries vary considerable when compared to highincome developed countries like the European, Australia and other Western Countries. [15,28,29] Multivariable regression analysis in this study revealed that apart from violations, errors, lapses, driving skills, and owning a 4WD, being a male was also signifi cantly associated with previous involvement in road traffi c accident. This fi nding is consistent with previous studies reporting male gender at higher risk for traffi c crashes.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] The DBQ with extended violations was used to measure aberrant driver behaviours. [18][19][20] An Arabic version of the DBQ was revised by a bilingual co-investigator and back translated by another bilingual expert.…”

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The relationship between four-wheel drives and risky driving behaviours

Bener

Razzak

Crundall

et al. 2014

Int J Med Public Health

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Background: Given the increased number of four wheel drive (4WD) vehicles in Qatar and their involvement in crashes, casualties and road fatalities, it is important to understand the association between risky driving behavior and 4WD crashes. Aim/Objective: This study aimed to determine the association between risky driving behaviours and 4WD vehicles and its impact on road traffi c accidents in the State of Qatar. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted using a multistage stratifi ed cluster sampling technique to recruit 1824 drivers of two wheel drive (small cars) and 4WD across different primary health centres (PHCs) in Qatar. The Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ) and Driver Skill Inventory (DSI) were used to collect the data. Information regarding socio-demographic and road traffi c crashes during last three years was also obtained. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyse the data. Results: 762 (41.8%) owned 4WD vehicles. Drivers of 4WD were signifi cantly higher between 30-50 years age (P < 0.001), urban dwellers (P = 0.003), having more driving experience (atleast 5 years) (P < 0.001) and annual mileage higher than the drivers of small cars (P < 0.001). A signifi cantly higher proportion of 4WD drivers had previous penalties for traffi c violations such as crossing a red traffi c signal (51.6% vs. 21.4%; P < 0.001) or exceeding the speed limit (35% vs. 27.8%; P < 0.001). A higher proportion of 4WDs' drivers reported previous involvement in accidents as compared to the drivers of small cars (42.4% vs. 35.7%; p 0.004). The risk of accident involvement was 1.21 times higher among drivers of 4WD as compared to the counterparts (OR 1.21; 95%CI; 1.01-1.46). Besides, excessive speed, annual mileage, male gender, traffi c violations, lapses, errors and driving skills were signifi cantly associated with crashes. Conclusion:The drivers of 4WD cars are at higher risk of crashes as compared to the drivers of small cars. Also, they have signifi cantly more traffi c violations, lapses, and errors. Future interventions and control measures should target the drivers of 4WD for better results.

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“…(6) National culture and reporting. Previous research suggests that national culture may constitute a potential risk factor [12,[24][25][26][27][28]. We have, however, been unable to measure the effect of national culture and we hypothesise that this is due to differences in national culture.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…It is likely that foreign drivers are influenced by the road safety culture in their home country, influenced, for example by traffic rules, how police enforce the rules, road user interaction, driver licensing and driver education [24][25][26][27][28]. Leviäkangas [12] suggests that the risk the difference he found between foreign and domestic drivers in Finland can be explained by differences in traffic culture, which he defines as the sum of all factors affecting the skills, attitudes and behaviors of drivers as well as the equipment (i.e., vehicles).…”

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Internationalisation in Road Transport of Goods in Norway: Safety Outcomes, Risk Factors and Policy Implications

Nævestad

Phillips

Levlin

et al. 2017

Safety

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Abstract:The European Union (EU) promotes a gradual lifting of restrictions on foreign hauliers involved in domestic road transport of goods (cabotage), and liberalization of the current road cabotage rules may further increase the proportion of foreign heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) on Norwegian roads. The aims of the present study are to: (1) Examine the safety outcomes of increasing internationalisation in (Norwegian) road transport of goods; and (2) Discuss the importance of potential risk factors related to increasing proportions of foreign HGVs on Norwegian roads. We use four data sources to shed light on the aims. Results show that foreign HGVs account for 6% of the average domestic transport in Norway, and 11% of the HGVs involved in personal injury accidents. Additionally, foreign HGVs have a three times higher risk of single vehicle accidents, and twice the risk of head-on collisions. Foreign HGV drivers also seem more likely to trigger fatal accidents. We conclude that two risk factors seem to be important: (1) experience with/competence on Norwegian roads and (2) winter driving. Thus, the safety challenge is not that the drivers are foreign, but that they to some extent lack experience with, and competence on, the Norwegian road networks and the challenges that these roads may pose (e.g., narrow roads with high gradients, many curves, snow and ice). Previous research from other countries has also found that lacking experience with national road networks is an important risk factor. Given our results on risk factors, we may hypothesize that if foreign HGV drivers get more experience and education on Norwegian driving conditions, then increased internationalization could perhaps be of less concern in road safety. When discussing the higher accident risk and lower experience of foreign HGV drivers in Norway, it is important to note that the reason for foreign HGV drivers, working for foreign hauliers, to drive in Norway is that there are customers of the goods in Norway. Interviewees stressed that the foreign driver is often the last link in a long and complex chain of actors involved in the transport. Although these actors have a legal responsibility to "contribute to safety," interviewees stated that this responsibility is vague and not clearly enforced. We therefore suggest the clarification of, and an increase in, the responsibilities of the different parties involved in goods transport, especially the transport buyers. This means to both ensure the experience and training of the drivers (e.g., preparing them properly to drive on winter roads), and to positively influence their transport safety in other ways (e.g., reducing stress and time-pressure).

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Cross-cultural comparison of drivers’ tendency to commit different aberrant driving behaviours

Cited by 112 publications

References 15 publications

Driving Style Recognition Based on Driver Behavior Questionnaire

Driving Style Recognition Based on Driver Behavior Questionnaire

The relationship between four-wheel drives and risky driving behaviours

Internationalisation in Road Transport of Goods in Norway: Safety Outcomes, Risk Factors and Policy Implications

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