PERSONALITY VARIABLES ASSOCIATED WITH TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

EXPLANATIONS OF THE INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY VARIABLES IN THE CAUSATION OF VEHICLE COLLISIONS HAVE EMPHASIZED A MORE ACTIVE ROLE (THE DRIVER USES THE VEHICLE AS A WEAPON) AND A MORE PASSIVE ROLE (THE DRIVER BLUNDERS). EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE SUPPORTS BOTH THESE VIEWS. AT OUR PRESENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE IT APPEARS MOST REASONABLE TO HOLD THAT THERE ARE INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN ACCIDENT LIABILITY, ATTRIBUTABLE IN PART TO PERSONALITY; SAFER DRIVERS ARE MORE CONFORMING, CONTROLLED PERSONS WHO MAY TEND TO AVOID EXPOSURE TO HAZARDS THEMSELVES; AND VEHICLE COLLISIONS ARE BEST CONCEIVED AS NON-SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS OF EITHER A HIDDEN DESTRUCTIVE INTENT OR OF AN INCAPACITY FOR ADJUSTMENT TO HAZARDS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol1, No1, PP3-18, 1FIG, 2TAB, 46REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Behavioral Res In Highway Safety

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  SAFETY

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• Authors:
  • Adams, J R
• Publication Date: 1970-1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash analysis; Crash causes; Drivers; Liability; Personality; Traffic crashes; Variables
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver psychology
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223326
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 23 1970 12:00AM