Attitudes, driving behavior, and accident involvement among young male drivers in Saudi Arabia

被引：76
作者：
Mohamed, Moataz [1 ]
Bromfield, Nicole F. [2 ]
机构：
[1] McMaster Univ, MITL, 1280 Main St West,BSB 342, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada
[2] Univ Houston, Grad Coll Social Work, 3511 Cullen Blvd,Room 110HA, Houston, TX 77204 USA
来源：
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR | 2017年 / 47卷
关键词：
Driving behavior; Safety; Attitude; Young drivers; Structural equation model; Saudi Arabia; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; RISK PERCEPTION; TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS; SAFETY ATTITUDES; PERSONALITY; GENDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; ANGER; PREDICTORS; EXPERIENCE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.trf.2017.04.009
中图分类号：
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号：
040203 ;
摘要：
This study examines the relationships between accident involvement, driving behaviors, and young male drivers' attitudes towards traffic safety in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study utilizes a primary dataset of 287 young drivers from ages 18 to 24. The study employs a structural equation modelling approach to quantify the relationships between attitudes, driving behaviors, and accident involvement. The findings indicate that the driving behavior of young Saudi male drivers is classified in three distinct categories: error making, aggressive driving, and speedy driving. Unlike error making, both aggressive and speedy driving behaviors are significantly influenced by drivers' attitudes towards traffic safety, and both have a significant influence on accident involvement. In contrast, attitude has no direct or indirect influence on accident involvement. In addition, driving experience, level of education, and socioeconomic status showed no significant effects on accident involvement. Tailored solutions, including policy interventions that involve the local Saudi driving community, are advocated based on the empirical evidence. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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