DRIVER'S RISK AND ITS ADAPTATION FUNCTION

This research included drivers who drive various kinds of vehicles (motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, international transport), who possess various categories of driving licenses, and who live in southern Poland. In all, 610 drivers, including 159 women and 451 men were examined using a questionnaire, Routing's Scale, and ex-post experiment with active observation by participation. Indicators of risk were: attitudes toward driving speed.

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• Authors:
  • Wontorczyk, A
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the Conference: Road Safety in Europe and Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP)
  • Location: Prague, Czech Republic
  • Date: 1995-9-20 to 1995-9-22
• Publication Date: 1996-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 235-244
• Serial:
  • VTI Conferens
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 0347-6049

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Drivers; Psychological adaptation; Questionnaires; Risk assessment
• Geographic Terms: Poland
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00723273
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 4A, Part 2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 16 1996 12:00AM