Young drivers´ accident patterns

Briem, Valdimar (författare): Lund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för psykologi,Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar,Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten,Department of Psychology,Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences,Faculty of Social Sciences

Ragnarsson, Asthor (författare)

Thordarson, Kjartan (författare)

Brookhuis, K. (redaktör/utgivare)

de Waard, D. (redaktör/utgivare)

Weikert, Clemens (redaktör/utgivare)

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2000
2000
Engelska.
Ingår i: Human Factors in Telecommunications - Implications for the Aged and Disabled. - 9042301198

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The present study is concerned with the impact of psychological factors, particularly character traits and attitudes, on the traffic accident patterns of young drivers. 101 drivers completed a questionnaire consisting of 206 questions and statements. Factor analysis was used to identify and eliminate non-significant test items, leaving 70 statements defining 14 distinct traits. Age and sex were shown to affect the frequency of traffic accidents and offences, the youngest male drivers representing the highest risk group. The relation of psychological traits to other variables is described as referring to seven groups of drivers, four "safe" and three "unsafe", each defined by a combination of distinct characteristics. While, superficially, a driver's age and sex may appear to be the chief determinants of the risk of accidents and offences, this risk is, firstly, determined by the driver's traffic exposure and experience, and secondly, by "chronic" and "tonic" traits, some of which are linked to age and sex.

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