A THEORY OF DRIVER MOTIVATION - PHASE TWO THE RESULTS OF STRUCTURED GROUP INTERVIEWS WITH CIVIC AND SERVICE CLUB GROUPS - TRAFFIC SAFETY VIEWS OF OLDER DRIVERS
ABOUT 300 MEMBERS OF CIVIC AND SERVICE GROUPS WERE INTERVIEWED ON TRAFFIC SAFETY AND THEIR VIEWS COMPARED TO THOSE OF 500 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERVIEWED IN A PREVIOUS STUDY. THE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS DEALT WITH WHY SUBJECTS WANTED TO DRIVE, WHAT RESTRICTS FREEDOM OF ACTION IN A CAR, WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF DRIVER EDUCATION, WHAT THEY THOUGHT CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND HOW THESE COULD BE PREVENTED, HOW FAST THEY WANTED TO DRIVE, AND WHAT IMPROVEMENTS WERE NEEDED TO HIGHWAYS. SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN OPINIONS FOR THE ADULTS AND THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE DESCRIBED. /HSL/
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Supplemental Notes:
- REP NO VHRC-70-R46
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Corporate Authors:
Virginia Highway Research Council
Charlottesville, VA United States -
Authors:
- Stoke, C B
- Publication Date: 1971
Media Info
- Pagination: 23 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash causes; Driver training; Drivers; Highway safety; Human characteristics
- Uncontrolled Terms: Driver characteristics
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00223912
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
- Files: NTL, TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 17 1973 12:00AM