Hurried driver dispositions: their relationship to risky traffic behaviors. Am J Health Behav 2012 Jan;36(1):86-95
Date
01/19/2012Pubmed ID
22251786DOI
10.5993/ajhb.36.1.9Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84555197093 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 12 CitationsAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship of driver dispositions with traffic safety behaviors and beliefs.
METHODS: A random digit-dial telephone survey was conducted of 796 licensed drivers.
RESULTS: Binary and multivariate logistic regression analyses compared hurried and nonhurried drivers and found that hurried drivers were more likely to admit to a variety of risky behaviors. They were also less likely to believe they would be ticketed for speeding and to report wearing their seat belt than were nonhurried drivers.
CONCLUSIONS: More research is needed into identifying the underlying motivational factors of hurried drivers and what countermeasures will be most effective for them.
Author List
Beck KH, Wang MQ, Yan AFMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Accidents, TrafficAdolescent
Adult
Aged
Attitude
Automobile Driving
Data Collection
Female
Humans
Male
Maryland
Middle Aged
Risk-Taking
Seat Belts
