FACTORS AFFECTING DRIVERS CHOICE OF SPEED

As part of a Nordic study concerning factors influencing drivers choice of speed, speed measurements have been conducted on six selected road segments in Denmark. 822 of the drivers were interviewed at the location. They were not informed of the recording of their speed. 69% of the drivers have subsequently filled in an additional questionnaire. The results deal with connections between recorded speed, stated speed and reported normal speed. Factors related to the actual driving, as well as factors that are more generally related to choice of speed (e.g. interaction with other road users, consideration of the environment, attitudes to speed limits) will be examined. Implications for measures against speeding will be discussed. (A). The paper consists of this abstract. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 882436.

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  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • Larsen, L
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1-3
• Serial:
  • ROAD SAFETY IN EUROPE AND STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM (SHRP), LILLE, FRANCE, SEPTEMBER 26-28, 1994 (VTI KONFERENS)
  • Issue Number: 2A:4
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 1104-7267

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Drivers; Interviewing; Measurement; Speed
• Uncontrolled Terms: Selection
• Geographic Terms: Denmark
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 8028: Denmark; 1772: Driver; 9147: Interview; 6136: Measurement; 9072: Selection; 5408: Speed
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00726340
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Oct 28 1996 12:00AM