AbstractIntroductionThe purpose of this investigation was to identify beliefs, driving personality dispositions, and behaviors that distinguish self-defined aggressive drivers from non-aggressive drivers.MethodTelephone surveys were used to identify self-reported aggressive drivers (n=305) who were compared to non-aggressive drivers (n=1,715) concerning their beliefs, driving behaviors, and self-described driving dispositions.ResultsAggressive drivers, compared to non-aggressive drivers, were less concerned about speeding, aggressive driving, and cell phone use while driving, yet were more likely to have had an encounter with another aggressive driver. They were also more likely to report that they had driven when they knew they had too much to drink, yet they felt less likely that they would be stopped by the police.ConclusionAggressive drivers display many dispositions that define them as high risk drivers and public information/motivational campaigns alone will likely be ineffective with this group of drivers. Strategies that combine visible enforcement with widespread publicity campaigns appear to be necessary.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Concerns, dispositions and behaviors of aggressive drivers: What do self-identified aggressive drivers believe about traffic safety?


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Journal of Safety Research ; 37 , 2 ; 159-165


    Publication date :

    2006-01-16


    Size :

    7 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





    Classifying aggressive drivers for better traffic signal control

    Hegazy, Shaimaa M. / Moustafa, Mohamed N. | IEEE | 2017


    Aggressive drivers or frustrating environment?

    Shinar, D. / German Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) / United States et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2000


    Typology of aggressive and transgressive drivers

    Berdoulat, Emilie / Deninotti, Julie / Vavassori, David | Elsevier | 2021