Preventing Tire Blowout Accidents: A Perspective on Factors Affecting Drivers’ Intention to Adopt Tire Pressure Monitoring System

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore whether risk perception or anticipated regret is responsible for intensifying the participants' intention to adopt a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) to prevent a tire-related accident, and whether the optimism bias has a moderator effect between risk perception/anticipated regret and intention. With 274 valid questionnaires and PLS-SEM (partial least squares structural equation modeling) analysis, the results indicate a significant positive relationship between risk perception and intention to adopt TPMS, but not between anticipated regret and intention. The moderator effect of optimism bias on risk perception and anticipated regret is not found in the model. The findings will prove useful for public service advertising campaigns by providing a basis for an understanding of the role of cognitive and emotional factors in tire-blowout accident prevention, thereby increasing the motivation for drivers in Taiwan to take advantage of the protection afforded them by using TPMS.

Pressure gauge accuracy and tire maintenance awareness among vehicle owners in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

“…Most vehicle drivers and owners in Nigeria don't check the tire pressure unless it has significantly affect vehicle performance or when deflation is visually obvious. This behavior was also observed among Taiwanese drivers, although it is not reliable for identifying underinflated tires [12]. Accidents due to tire blowouts or failure are common and underreported in the country [16].…”

“…Underinflation of the tire causes an increase in tire adhesion and surface area contact between the tire and the road. Hence, It can damage the tire and causes unexpected blowout [12], [18]. It also affects the tires' lifespan as a result of the wearing out of thread pattern [11], [17].…”

“…The tire is one of the major components that affect the safety of vehicles [11]. Apart from human factors, numerous reports in the literature have identified tire imperfection, especially tire blowout, as the major contributor to road accidents across the globe [12], [13]. According to Michelin tire, tire blowout is responsible for about 23,000 road crashes every year, resulting in more than 500 fatalities [14].…”

Tire Pressure Monitoring System Using an Android Application

“…This situation increases the braking distance, causes instability in the vehicle, and even runs the risk that the tire will burst. A poorly calibrated tire wears faster than the others, decreasing its lifespan and affecting the brakes and suspension of the vehicle in the long term [1], [2]. According to a study conducted by Michelin in Brazil, it was found that 45% of the drivers use tire pressure out of the ranges recommended by manufacturers.…”

“…Receiver circuit diagram #include <SPI.h> #include "nRF24L01.h" #include "RF24.h" radio.begin(); radio.setDataRate( RF24_250KBPS ); radio.setPayloadSize(sizeof(uint32_t)); radio.disableCRC(); radio.setRetries(0,0); radio.setAutoAck(false); radio.openWritingPipe(pipes[1]); radio.stopListening(); } void loop() { int temp1=analogRead(sentemp1); //Temperature temp1=(temp1*200/1023); float respres1=analogRead(senpres1);// Pressure respres1=(respres1*3.9/1023); pres1=(respres1*1000/26);Serial.print ("ENVIANDO DE TRANSMISOR 3"); Serial.println(); Code developed for the receiver…”