Abstract Introduction The Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ), originally developed in Britain by Reason et al. [Reason, J., Manstead, A., Stradling, S., Baxter, J., & Campbell, K. (1990). Errors and violations on the road: A real distinction? Ergonomics, 33, 1315–1332] is one of the most widely used instruments for measuring driver behaviors linked to collision risk. Method The goals of the study were to adapt the DBQ for a North American driving population, assess the component structure of the items, and to determine whether scores on the DBQ could predict self-reported traffic collisions. Results Of the original Reason et al. items, our data indicate a two-component solution involving errors and violations. Evidence for a Lapses component was not found. The 20 items most closely resembling those of Parker et al. [Parker, D., Reason, J. T., Manstead, A. S. R., & Stradling, S. G. (1995). Driving errors, driving violations and accident involvement. Ergonomics, 38, 1036–1048] yielded a solution with 3 orthogonal components that reflect errors, lapses, and violations. Although violations and Lapses were positively and significantly correlated with self-reported collision involvement, the classification accuracy of the resulting models was quite poor. Practical applications A North American DBQ has the same component structure as reported previously, but has limited ability to predict self-reported collisions.
The Driver Behaviour Questionnaire: A North American analysis
Journal of Safety Research ; 50 ; 99-107
2014-05-01
9 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Lapses , Errors , Violations , Driver behavior , Collisions
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