Risk-taking attitudes and risky driving behaviour

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilde Iversen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Risky Driving ◽  
Driving Behaviour

scholarly journals Prevalence of risky driving behaviours on popular television series

2018 ◽  
pp. 355-356
Author(s):  
Abigail Tien ◽  
Peter Chu ◽  
Lorraine Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Seat Belt ◽  
Motor Vehicle Crashes ◽  
Television Series ◽  
Risky Driving ◽  
The Road ◽  
Driving Behaviour ◽  
Popular Television

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among young adults. Social media and television have been shown to affect the likelihood that young adults will engage in risk-taking behaviour. We watched 216 episodes of five popular television series on Netflix and identified 333 separate driving scenes, of which 271 (81.4%) portrayed at least one risky driving behaviour. Unsafe driving (not wearing a seat belt) was the most common risky driving behaviour noted, occurring in 245 (73.6%) of driving scenes. Distracted driving (36 [18.8%]) and driving while using a cellphone (28 [8.4%]) were also noted. Popular television series model unsafe driving behaviours. Seat belts are infrequently used. As well, drivers are often distracted, looking away from the road to talk or talking on their cellphones. Television producers should be sensitive to modelling unsafe driving behaviours, particularly if the audience consists largely of young people.

scholarly journals Effect of High-Altitude Environment on Driving Safety: A Study on Drivers’ Mental Workload, Situation Awareness, and Driving Behaviour

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Xinyan Wang ◽  
Wu Bo ◽  
Weihua Yang ◽  
Suping Cui ◽  
Pengzi Chu
Keyword(s):  
High Altitude ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
Mental Workload ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Driving Safety ◽  
Risky Driving ◽  
Driving Behaviour ◽  
Driving Risk ◽  
Low Altitude ◽  
The Relationship

This study aims to analyze the effect of high-altitude environment on drivers’ mental workload (MW), situation awareness (SA), and driving behaviour (DB), and to explore the relationship among those driving performances. Based on a survey, the data of 356 lowlanders engaging in driving activities at Tibetan Plateau (high-altitude group) and 341 lowlanders engaging in driving activities at low altitudes (low-altitude group) were compared and analyzed. The results suggest that the differences between the two groups are noteworthy. Mental workload of high-altitude group is significantly higher than that of low-altitude group, and their situation awareness is lower significantly. The possibility of risky driving behaviours for high-altitude group, especially aggressive violations, is higher. For the high-altitude group, the increase of mental workload can lead to an increase on aggressive violations, and the situation understanding plays a full mediating effect between mental workload and aggressive violations. Measures aiming at the improvement of situation awareness and the reduction of mental workload can effectively reduce the driving risk from high-altitude environment for lowlanders.

Emotional intelligence and risky driving behaviour in adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 124-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amie C. Hayley ◽  
Byron de Ridder ◽  
Con Stough ◽  
Talitha C. Ford ◽  
Luke A. Downey
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Risky Driving ◽  
Driving Behaviour

A MODEL FOR RISKY DRIVING ATTITUDES IN TURKEY

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 791-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veysel Yilmaz ◽  
H. Eray Çelik
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Driving Behavior ◽  
Risky Driving ◽  
Research Traditions ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Different research traditions have attempted to explain individual differences in risky driving behavior and traffic accident involvement. This study was designed to improve a model for risky driving attitudes (RDA) and to understand the mechanisms underlying drivers' risk-taking behavior in traffic. The questionnaire used in this study was composed of “the driver's behavior” questionnaire, improved by Reason, Manstead, Stradling, Baxter, and Campbell, (1990), and “the scales measuring attitudes and behavior” questionnaire, improved by Ulleberg and Rundmo (2003). The questionnaire survey was carried out among 600 drivers. Analysis revealed that risky drivers' attitudes are related to factors such as obedience to speed rules, risk-taking tendency in traffic and positive attitudes towards traffic.

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