ARE WE ALL LESS RISKY AND MORE SKILLFUL THAN OUR FELLOW DRIVERS?

In this study subjects were asked about their competence as drivers in relation to a group of drivers. The results showed that a majority of subjects regarded themselves as more skillful and less risky than the average driver in each group respectively. This result was compared with similar recent findings in other fields. Finally, the consequences for planning and risk taking of seeing oneself as more competent than others were discussed briefly.

• Corporate Authors:

  North Holland Publishing Company

  Box 211
  1000 AE Amsterdam,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • SVENSON, O
• Publication Date: 1981-2

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 143-148
• Serial:
  • Acta Psychologica
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: North-Holland Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Hazards; Motor skills; Risk assessment; Self evaluation; Statistical bias
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00362073
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-032 784
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 1982 12:00AM