A challenge to the assumed generalizability of prediction and countermeasure for risky driving: Different factors predict different risky driving behaviors

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-70

  Fernandes, Ralston ^a   Job, R F Soames ^b   Hatfield, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Roads and Traffic Authority NSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driver attitudes; Driver beliefs; Predictive factors; Risk perceptions; Risky driving

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SAFETY FACTOR; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

DRIVER ATTITUDES; DRIVER BELIEFS; PREDICTIVE FACTORS; RISK PERCEPTIONS; RISKY DRIVING;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CAR DRIVING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33847288933     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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