Driver aggression: the role of personality, social characteristics, risk and motivation

The report addresses the topic of aggression in driving, with a consideration of a number of subject areas: theories of aggression; the definition of aggressive behaviour in driving; measurements of aggression; extreme forms of driver aggression; less extreme forms of driver aggression. The report's conclusions focus on society's role in aggressive behaviour, strategies for coping with aggression, including driver education and screening, and directions for future research.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Australia. Office of Road Safety (FORS)

  Canberra, ACT   
• Authors:
  • Grey, E M
  • Triggs, T J
  • Haworth, N L
• Publication Date: 1989-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 155p
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: CR81

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggression; Behavior; Crash rates; Driver education; Drivers; Drunk driving; High risk drivers; Human characteristics; Motivation; Personality; Psychology; Risk management; Sociology
• ATRI Terms: Aggressiveness; Crash proneness; Crash rate; Drink driving; Driver behaviour; Driver characteristics; Driver education; Motivation; Personality; Psychology; Risk; Sociology
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01432322
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 642512434
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 24 2012 4:57PM