Driver celeration behavior and the prediction of traffic accidents

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-296

  af Wåhlberg, Anders E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Bus driver; Celeration; Crash; Driver behavior; Traffic accident

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAR DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33750630468     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2006.11076690     Document Type: Article

References (62)

1. Af Wåhlberg AE. Some methodological deficiencies in studies on traffic accident predictors. Acci Anal Prev. 2003;35: 473–86.
2. Lester J. Individual differences in accident liability: review of the literature (RR306). Crowthorne, UK: Transport and Road Research Laboratory; 1991.
3. Harano RM, Peck RC, McBride RS. The prediction of accident liability through biographical data and psychometric tests. J Saf Res. 1975;7: 16–52.
4. Asher W, Dodson B. Automobile accidents in the year following high school: the predictive value of 377 unobtrusive variables. Beh Res Highway Saf. 1971;2: 107–22.
5. Häkkinen S. Traffic accidents and driver characteristics [doctoral dissertation]. Helsinki, Finland: Finland’s Institute of Technology; 1958.
6. af Wåhlberg AE. The relation of acceleration force to traffic accident frequency: a pilot study. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 2000;3: 29–38.
7. af Wåhlberg AE. Stability and correlates of driver acceleration behaviour. In: Dorn L, editor. Driver Behaviour and Training, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Driver Behaviour and Training. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate; 2003. p. 45–54.
8. af Wåhlberg AE. The stability of driver acceleration behavior, and a replication of its relation to bus accidents. Acci Anal Prev. 2004;36: 83–92.
9. af Wåhlberg AE. Speed choice versus celeration behavior as traffic accident predictor. J Saf Res. 2006;37: 43–51.
10. af Wåhlberg AE. Driver acceleration behavior and accidents-an analysis [manuscript submitted for publication]. Available from:http: //www.psyk.uu.s e/hemsidor/busdriver/af% 20W ahlberg %20Driver%20celeration %20behavior-2005.pdf
11. Lajunen T, Summala H. Effects of driving experience, personality, driver’s skill and safety orientation on speed regulation and accidents. In: Rothengatter T, Carbonell Vaya E, editors. Traffic and transport psychology, theory and application. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Pergamon; 1997. p. 283–94.
12. Lajunen T, Karola J, Summala H. Speed and acceleration as measures of driving style in young male drivers. Perc Mot Skills. 1997;85: 3–16.
13. Quimby A, Maycock G, Palmer C, Grayson GB. Drivers’ speed choice: an in-depth study (TRL326). Crowthorne, UK: Transport Research Laboratory; 1999.
14. af Wåhlberg AE. Fuel efficient driving training-state of the art and quantification of effects. In: Proceedings of Soric’02. Manama, Bahrain; 2002. Available from: http://www.psyk.uu.se/hemsidor/busdriver/af_Wahlberg_Fuel_efficient_driving_ training.pdf
15. af Wåhlberg AE. Short-term effects of training in economical driving; passenger comfort and driver acceleration behavior. Int J Indust Ergo. 2006;36: 151–63.
16. Ball K, Owsley C, Sloane ME, Roenker DL, Bruni J. Visual attention problems as predictor of vehicle crashes in older drivers. Invest Ophthal Visual Sci. 1993;34: 3110–23.
17. af Wåhlberg AE. Characteristics of low speed accidents with buses in public transport. Acci Anal Prev. 2002;34: 637–47.
18. af Wåhlberg AE. On the validity of self-reported traffic accident data. In: Proceedings of Soric’02. Manama, Bahrain; 2002. Available from: http://www.psyk.uu.se/hemsidor/busdriver/af_Wahlberg_On_the_ validity_of_self-reported_accident_data.pdf
19. Garretson M, Peck RC. Factors associated with fatal accident involvement among California drivers. J Saf Res. 1982;13: 141–56.
20. Cation WL, Mount GE, Brenner R. Variability of reaction time and susceptibility to automobile accidents. J Appl Psy. 1951;35: 101–7.
21. McBain WN. Arousal, monotony, and accidents in line driving. J Appl Psych. 1970;54: 509–19.
22. Chapman P, Underwood G. Forgetting near-accidents: The roles of severity, culpability and experience in the poor recall of dangerous driving situations. Appl Cogn Psy. 2000;14: 31–44.
23. Maycock J, Lockwood C, Lester JF. The accident liability of car drivers (RR315). Crowthorne, UK: Transport and Road Research Laboratory; 1991.
24. Maycock G, Lester J. Accident liability of car drivers: follow-up study. In: Grayson GB, editor. Behavioural research in road safety V. Crowthorne, UK: Transport Research Laboratory; 1995. p. 106–20.
25. Pelz DC, Schuman SH. Dangerous young drivers. Highway Res News. 1968;33: 31–41.
26. Burns PC, Wilde GJ. Risk taking in male taxi drivers: relationships among personality, observational data and driver records. Pers Ind Diff. 1995;18: 267–78.
27. Dalziel JR, Job RF. Motor vehicle accidents, fatigue and optimism bias in taxi drivers. Acc Anal Prev. 1997;29: 489–94.
28. Gordon JE, Gulati PV, Wyon JB. Reliability of recall data in traumatic accidents. Arch Environ Heal. 1962;4: 575–8.
29. Smith RN. The reporting level of California State Highway accidents. Traffic Eng. 1966;29: 20–5.
30. Fife D, Cadigan R. Regional variation in motor vehicle accident reporting: findings from Massachusetts. Acc Anal Prev. 1989;21: 193–6.
31. Varhelyi A, Hjälmdahl M, Hydén C, Draskóczy M. Effects of an active accelerator pedal on driver behaviour and traffic safety after long-term use in urban areas. Acci Anal Prev. 2004;36: 729–37.
32. Blasco RD, Prieto JM, Cornejo JM. Accident probability after accident occurrence. Saf Sci. 2003;41: 481–501.
33. af Wåhlberg AE. Characteristics of low speed accidents with buses in public transport. Part II. Acci Anal Prev. 2004;36: 63–71.
34. af Wåhlberg AE. Differential accident involvement ofbus drivers. In: Dorn L, editor. Driver behaviour and training. Volume II, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Driver Behaviour and Training. Ashgate: Aldershot, Hants., UK; 2005. p. 383–91.
35. McKenna FP. Accident proneness: a conceptual analysis. Acci Anal Prev. 1983;15: 65–71.
36. Arthur W Jr, Doverspike D. Locus of control and auditory selective attention as predictors of driving accident involvement: a comparative longitudinal investigation. J Saf Res. 1992;23: 73–80.
37. Cresswell WL, Froggatt P. The causation of bus driver accidents: an epidemiological study. London, UK: Oxford University Press; 1963.
38. Milosevic S, Vucinic S. Statistical study of tram drivers’ accidents. Acci Anal Prev. 1975;7: 1–7.
39. Foeckler M, Hutcheson F, Williams C, Thomas A, Jones T. Vehicle drivers and fatal accidents. Sui Life Threat Beh. 1978;8: 174–82.
40. Mayou RA, Bryant B, Duthie R. Psychiatric consequences of road traffic accidents. Brit Med J. 1993;307: 647–51.
41. Mayou RA, Simkin S, Threlfall J. The effects of road traffic accidents on driving behaviour. Injury. 1991;22: 365–8.
42. Maag U, Vanasse C, Dionne G, Laberge-Nadeau C. Taxi drivers’ accidents: how binocular vision problems are related to their rate and severity in terms of the number of victims. Acci Anal Prev. 1997;29: 217–24.
43. Rajalin S, Summala H. What surviving drivers learn from a fatal accident. Acci Anal Prev. 1997;29: 277–83.
44. Stewart AE, St Peter CC. Driving and riding avoidance following motor vehicle crashes in a non-clinical sample: psychometric properties of a new measure. Beh Res Ther. 2004;42: 859–79.
45. Selzer ML, Vinokur A. Role of life events in accident causation. Ment Health. 1975;2: 36–54.
46. Selzer ML, Rogers JE, Kern S. Fatal accidents: The role of psychopathology, social stress, and acute disturbance. J Psychi. 1968;124: 1028–36.
47. McMurray L. Emotional stress and driving performance: The effect of divorce. Behav Res Highway Saf. 1970;1: 100–14.
48. Holt PC. Stressful life events preceding road traffic accidents. Injury: Brit J Acci Surg. 1982;13: 111–5.
49. Isherwood J. Adam KS, Hornblower AR. Life event stress, psychosocial factors, suicide attempts and auto-accident proclivity. J Psychoso Res. 1982;26: 371–83.
50. Fuller RG. Determinants of time headway adopted by truck drivers. Ergonomics. 1981;24: 463–74.
51. Quimby AR, Watts GR. Human factors and driving performance (TRRL1004). Crowthorne, UK: Transport and Road Research Laboratory; 1981.
52. Dekker SW. Reconstructing human contri-butions to accidents: the new view on error and performance. J Saf Res. 2002;33: 371–85.
53. McKenna FP. The human factor in driving accidents: An overview of approaches and problems. Ergonomics. 1982;25: 867–77.
54. Signori EI, Bowman RG. On the study of personality factors in research on driving behavior. Perc Mot Skills. 1974;38: 1067–76.
55. McGuire FL. Personality factors in highway accidents. Hum Fact. 1976;18: 433–42.
56. Golding AP. Differential accident involvement: a literature survey (Report PERS 356). Johannesburg, South Africa: National Institute for Personnel Research, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; 1983.
57. Hansen CP. Personality characteristics of the accident involved employee. J Bus Psyc. 1988;2: 346–65.
58. Elander J, West RJ, French DJ. Behavioral correlates of individual differences in road-traffic crash risk: an examination of methods and findings. Psy Bull. 1993;113: 279–94.
59. Peck RC. The identification of multiple accident correlates in high risk drivers with specific emphasis on the role of age, experience and prior traffic violation frequency. Alco Dr Dri. 1993;9: 145–66.
60. Arthur W Jr, Barrett GV, Alexander RA. Prediction ofvehicular accident involvement: a meta-analysis. Hum Perf. 1991;4: 89–105.
61. Clarke S. Robertson IT. A meta-analytic review of the Big Five personality factors and accident involvement in occupational and non-occupational settings. J Occup Organiz Psychol. 2005;78: 355–76.
62. Rushton JP, Brainerd CJ, Pressley M. Behavioral development and construct validity: the principle of aggregation. Psych Bull. 1983;94: 18–38.