TOWARDS A THEORY OF DRIVING BEHAVIOUR
SOME OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF DRIVING IS EXAMINED, AND ESPECIALLY QUENAULT'S TYPOLOGY OF DRIVERS. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE NEED FOR A GENERAL THEORY OF DRIVING BEHAVIOR BASED ON HOMOGENEOUS GROUPS OF SUBJECTS DRAWN FROM THE GENERAL POPULATION, RATHER THAN FROM GROUPS THAT ARE DIFFERENTIATED ON THE BASIS OF CHANCE-OCCURRENCES SUCH AS ACCIDENTS. A MODIFIED TYPOLOGY IS PROPOSED ON THEORETICAL GROUNDS, TO FACILITATE THE OBJECTIVE TESTING OF LARGE NUMBERS OF RELATIVELY NONSPECIFIC BEHAVIORAL HYPOTHESES. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT DRIVING BEHAVIOR AS SUCH BE INVESTIGATED. /AUTHOR/
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Availability:
- Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00014575
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 3, No 2, PP 113-119, 4 FIG, 1 TAB, 23 REF
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Authors:
- Weldon, E
- Publication Date: 1971-7
Media Info
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Serial:
- Accident Analysis & Prevention
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0001-4575
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Classification; Drivers; Theory
- Old TRIS Terms: Driver psychology
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00223709
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM