DRIVERS' ASSESSMENT OF THEIR OWN DRIVING ABILITY

BILFOERARES UPPFATTNING OM EGEN KOERFOERMAAGA

The subjective driving ability of drivers with 0, 1 and 2 year old licences, respectively, has been studied. Approximately 1300 drivers responded to a postal questionnaire in which they assessed their driving ability by comparing themselves in various aspects with drivers in general. According to the results, the subjective driving ability consists of two components, one driving skill and one driving ability component. There is a difference between sexes regarding subjective driving skill. Results show that men overestimate their driving skill. This is true especially for recently qualified male drivers. The more skillful the driver estimates himself to be, the less defensive is his driving style, i.e. the speed and overtaking frequence are higher. No corresponding correlation could be observed for the other subjective component, defensive driving ability and driving style. (TRRL)

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  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • SPOLANDER, K
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 18 p.
• Serial:
  • VTI Rapport
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 0347-6030

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aptitude; Attitudes; Behavior; Correlation analysis; Defensive drivers; Driver performance; Drivers; Driving; Females; Males; Motor skills; Motor vehicles; Passing; Personnel performance; Questionnaires; Recently qualified drivers; Speed; Traffic speed
• Uncontrolled Terms: Subjective analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver psychology
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 1772: Driver; 2226: Driving aptitude; 9147: Interview; 1787: Man; 2205: Skill (road user); 1788: Woman
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00380013
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Report/Paper Numbers: VIT Rapport 252, HS-036 809
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1984 12:00AM