Risk and threat factors in prior representations of driving situations among powered two-wheeler riders and car drivers

Ragot-Court, Isabelle; Munduteguy, Christophe; Fournier, Jean–Yves

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2011.09.011

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“…Finally, the present study has only included car drivers. Because representations of risk factors are different between car drivers and two-wheeler drivers [67], conducting a study focusing on achievement goals of two-wheeler riders may be relevant to identify if the pattern of achievement goals is the same as for car drivers and to examine the predictive role of achievement goals on self-reported and objective risky behaviors of two-wheeler riders.…”

Section: Plos Onementioning

confidence: 99%

Development and validation of a scale assessing achievement goals in driving

Mascret¹,

Nicolleau²,

Ragot-Court³

2020

PLoS ONE

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Achievement goals have been a major topic of research for more than 30 years. Achievement goals represent what and why individuals want to achieve. This literature has provided a large body of research in many domains (e.g., education, sports, work), but no study has hitherto been conducted in the driving domain. Moreover, no scale was available to assess achievement goals in driving even though driving is an achievement context. Indeed, drivers' personal competence is engaged and continuously evaluated both by others and the drivers themselves. The present study seeks to fill these gaps. The aims of the study were to emphasize the interest of investigating achievement goals in car driving, to develop and validate a scale named Achievement Goal Questionnaire in Driving (AGQ-D), to compare this baseline model with five alternative models, to assess the gender invariance of the scale, and to study its concurrent validity using interest and self-efficacy in driving, accidents, at-fault accidents, emergency maneuvers, and fines. The results of the Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed the good psychometric properties of the scale completed by 420 French car drivers, in comparison with five alternative models. The scale was also invariant across gender. Finally, the results of the hierarchical regression analyses showed its concurrent validity. The most significant results highlighted that mastery-avoidance goals (i.e., to avoid being a bad driver and avoiding failing in driving task demands) negatively predicted self-reported accidents and at-fault accidents. Performance-approach goals (i.e., to outperform other drivers) also positively predicted self-reported emergency maneuvers. The AGQ-D is now a tool available to develop research in the driving domain and to extend the numerous advances already found in other domains.

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Section: Plos Onementioning

confidence: 99%

Development and validation of a scale assessing achievement goals in driving

Mascret¹,

Nicolleau²,

Ragot-Court³

2020

PLoS ONE

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“…PTWs can surprise other road users by deviating from behavioural standards with their manoeuvres, for example by their positioning (e.g. riding in the blind spots of cars), speeds and acceleration capacity and confound the perceptual strategies of car drivers (Ragot et al, 2012;van Elslande, 2009).…”

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Improving Safety for Motorcycle, Scooter and Moped Riders

Holgate

Redant

Solere

et al. 2015

ITF Research Reports

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The global fleet of powered two-wheelers (PTWs) is constantly increasing. In many countries, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds play a significant role in mobility, particularly in many of the world's large cities. As such, PTWs are becoming an important component of the transport system. However, they represent an important challenge for road safety. PTW riders are at far more risk than car drivers per kilometre ridden in terms of fatalities and severe injuries entailing long-term disability. Moreover, they have not benefited from safety improvements at the same pace as car occupants over recent decades. Addressing the issue of PTW safety is thus an essential contribution to the success of the United Nations' Decade of Action for Road Safety, which aims at halving the expected number of road deaths worldwide by 2020. This report reviews recent trends in powered two-wheeler crashes, the factors contributing to these crashes and their severity. It describes a set of countermeasures targeting user behaviours, the use of protective equipment, the vehicles and the infrastructure. Finally, it discusses motorcycle safety strategies in the context of a safe system

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“…Riders believe that encountering a car is a potential risk factor, whereas drivers with experience of riding a PTW are more likely to see PTWs as a risk factor than are those who do not have such experience. These are the results of a study based on open questions about the factors considered the “riskiest” among road users (Ragot-Court, Mundutéguy, & Fournier, in press).…”

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confidence: 99%