THE PERCEIVED RISK OF BEING DETECTED WHILE DRINK DRIVING - A SURVEY OF SYDNEY RESIDENTS

A questionnaire on the perceived risk of detection while committing a driving offence was administered to about 1,600 Sydney residents between the 5th and the 13th of December, 1981. Three independent research companies conducted the survey under different conditions. The results indicate that the perceived risk of detection for each offence can be arranged in the following ascending order:-1. Drink driving but not obviously affected. 2. Speeding. 3. Drink driving while obviously affected. These results are similar to the results obtained from the same questionnaire in Victoria. The finding of most interest is that the results are influenced by the research company and method used to conduct the survey. This has implications for future surveys (TRRL/Author)

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  New South Wales Traffic Authority, Australia

  Traffic Accident Research Unit, P.O. Box 110
  Rosebery, New South Wales 2018,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • HAMPSON, G
• Publication Date: 1983-1

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 30 p.
• Serial:
  • Research Note
  • Publisher: National Center for Statistics and Analysis

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Detection and identification; Detectors; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Hazards; Risk assessment; Speeding; Surveys
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 8006: Australia; 9115: Detection; 1772: Driver; 2231: Drunkenness; 9147: Interview; 1787: Man; 2271: Occupation; 1516: Offence; 2229: Perception; 5408: Speed; 1788: Woman
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00465113
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-7240-6963-1
• Report/Paper Numbers: RN 1/83
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 31 1988 12:00AM