Does Traffic Safety Climate Perception of Drivers Differ Depending on Their Traffic System Resilience and Driving Skills Evaluation?

Novice drivers have become the main group responsible for traffic accidents because of their lack of experience and relatively weak driving skills. Therefore, it is of great value and significance to study the related problems of the risky driving behavior of novice drivers. In this paper, we analyzed and quantified key factors leading to risky driving behavior of novice drivers on the basis of the planned behavior theory and the protection motivation theory. We integrated the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the theory of planned behavior (PMT) to extensively discuss the formation mechanism of the dangerous driving behavior of novice drivers. The theoretical analysis showed that novice drivers engage in three main risky behaviors: easily changing their attitudes, overestimating their driving skills, and underestimating illegal driving. On the basis of the aforementioned results, we then proposed some specific suggestions such as traffic safety education and training, social supervision, and law construction for novice drivers to reduce their risky behavior.

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Work-related injury factors and safety climate perception in truck drivers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine ◽

10.1002/ajim.22737 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 60 (8) ◽

pp. 711-723 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Naomi J. Anderson ◽

Caroline K. Smith ◽

Jesse L. Byrd

Keyword(s):

Safety Climate ◽

Truck Drivers ◽

Work Related ◽

Climate Perception ◽

Work Related Injury

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A Study on the Differences in Driving Skills of Chinese Bus and Taxi Drivers

Journal of Advanced Transportation ◽

10.1155/2019/8675318 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zuobo Zhang ◽

Xuxin Zhang ◽

Nuoya Ji ◽

Shanshan Lin ◽

Kun Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Traffic Safety ◽

Traffic Accident ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Driving Safety ◽

Bus Drivers ◽

Taxi Drivers ◽

Public Transport System ◽

Road Traffic Safety ◽

Driving Skills ◽

Urban Public Transport

Professional drivers constitute an important group of drivers who shoulder the responsibility of safely transporting passengers and cargo. Bus drivers and taxi drivers are an important part of the urban public transport system, and their driving safety affects road traffic safety. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to explore the differences between bus drivers and taxi drivers in their driving behaviors and driving skills and to predict their traffic accident involvement based on these behaviors and skills. We conducted a field survey of 274 bus drivers and 178 taxi drivers in Hefei, China. The results revealed significant differences between bus drivers and taxi drivers in terms of violations, lack of concentration and technical driving skills. Aggression and violations had significant predictive effects on bus drivers’ traffic accident involvement, and memory lapses and a lack of safety consciousness had significant predictive effects on taxi drivers’ accident involvement.

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