Characteristics and predictors of high-range speeding offenders

This paper examines an aspect of the data taken from a larger study evaluating the effect of speeding penalty changes on speeding recidivism in Queensland. Traffic offence data from May 1996 to August 2007 were provided to the research team for two cohorts of offenders: individuals who committed a speeding offence in May 2001; and individuals who committed a speeding offence in May 2003. Data included details of the offenders' index offence, previous and subsequent traffic offences (speeding and other) and their demographic characteristics. Using this data the aim of this component of the research was to use demographic data and the previous traffic offences of these individuals to explore the characteristics and predictors of high-range speeding offenders. High-range offenders were identified as those individuals who committed two or more speeding offences with a recorded speed of 30 km/hr or more above the speed limit. For the purposes of comparison, low-range offenders (committed one speeding offence in the time-frame and that offence was less than 15 km/hr over the speed limit) and mid-range offenders (all other offenders) were identified. Using Chi-square and logistic regression analyses, characteristics and predictors of high-range speeding offenders were identified. The implications and limitations of this study are also discussed.

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• Authors:
  • Watson, B
  • Watson, A
  • Siskind, V
  • Fleiter, J
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Research Policing Education Conference, 2009, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Publication Date: 2009-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 10p
• Monograph Title: 2009 Australian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Wednesday 11 to Friday 13 November 2009, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, New South Wales, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Data analysis; Driver performance; Drivers; Offenders; Recidivists; Speeding
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road safety (human factors)
• Geographic Terms: Queensland
• ATRI Terms: Data analysis; Driver behaviour; Driver performance; Offender; Recidivist; Speeding
• Subject Areas: Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01381930
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 9781921692260
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 12:54PM