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.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    The Driver Behaviour Questionnaire: A North American analysis



    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2014-05-01


    Size :

    9 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




    The Driver Behaviour Questionnaire: A North American analysis

    Cordazzo, Sheila T.D. | Online Contents | 2014



    Modernization of the Driver Behaviour Questionnaire

    Cordazzo, Sheila T.D. / Scialfa, Charles T. / Ross, Rachel Jones | Elsevier | 2015


    Modernization of the Driver Behaviour Questionnaire

    Cordazzo, Sheila T D | Online Contents | 2016


    Driver Behaviour Questionnaire: A follow-up study

    Özkan, Türker | Online Contents | 2006