Do drivers differ in their attitudes on speed limit compliance between work and private settings? Results from a group of Nigerian drivers

Abstract

Existing evidence suggests that drivers, particularly those who work in companies with strong road safety cultures exhibit different sets of speeding attitudes and behaviours in work and private driving. Using Ajzen and Fishbein's (1980) Theory of Planned behaviour (TPB) and onroad driving experiments, this study examined the self-reported and objective behaviour of driving within posted speed limits for a sample of fleet drivers. The findings show that the TPB explained up to 24% of the variance in intention to comply with speed limits. Drivers' attitude emerged as the most significant predictor and strongest correlate with intentions to comply with the speed limit in both work and private vehicle.Further analysis revealed participants had a higher intention to comply with speed limits in their work than private vehicle. Also, investigation of the relationship between TPB variables and observed speeding behaviour suggests that participants with higher intention to comply with the speed limit or high perceived behavioural control (PBC), exceeded the speed limit less often than those with lower intention to comply with the speed limit or low PBC. The findings have important theoretical and applied implications for development of better speed limit compliance interventions to improve driving behaviour, and road safety in general.

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“…A significant and robust relationship was observed between speeding behaviour and both speeding intention and perceived behavioural control, which aligns with previous studies [10,11,29,30].These results suggest that modifying drivers' speeding intentions and their perception of control over speeding can have a substantial impact on their actual speeding behaviour. However, it is important to acknowledge the negative relationship between speeding behaviour and perceived behavioural control, which is in line with the findings of other authors [11].…”

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