Public health crisis and risky road behaviors

This article reports on a study that investigated how exposure to riskier environments affects risky road behaviors, using the COVID-19 pandemic as a case study. The authors used individual traffic violation records from Taipei in 2020, where neither mandatory lockdown nor mobility restrictions were imposed. The data from 2018 and 2019 served as the control. Results showed that, during the pandemic, speeding violations decreased but the effect was eliminated shortly after the pandemic eased. The study also found no changes in violations with a minimal risk of injury or physical harm, such as illegal parking. The authors conclude by discussing how experiencing a higher level of life-threatening risk (a worldwide pandemic) may discourage risky behaviors regarding human life but has little effect on behaviors resulting in only financial costs.

• Record URL:
  • http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.4667
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/10579230
• Authors:
  • Shr, Yau-Huo Jimmy
  • Yang, Feng-An
• Publication Date: 2023

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1205-1219
• Serial:
  • Health Economics
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1057-9230
  • EISSN: 1099-1050
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-1050

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: COVID-19; Driver performance; Risk taking; Speeding; Travel behavior
• Geographic Terms: Taipei (Taiwan)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01885499
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 21 2023 5:10PM