Comparative judgements of crash risk and driving ability for speeding behaviours
| Autor: | James E. Freeman, Verity Truelove, Laura Mills, Jeremy D. Davey, Patricia Delhomme |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adult
Male Automobile Driving Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Applied psychology Poison control Crash Judgment Young Adult Risk-Taking Optimism Perception Humans Traffic crash Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Aged media_common Aged 80 and over Accidents Traffic Champion Crash risk Middle Aged Female Self Report Psychology Risk assessment human activities |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Safety Research. 79:68-75 |
| ISSN: | 0022-4375 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsr.2021.08.006 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Preliminary research has indicated that numerous drivers perceive their risk of traffic crash to be less than other drivers, while perceiving their driving ability to be better. This phenomenon is referred to as ‘comparative optimism’ (CO) and may prove to inhibit the safe adoption of driving behaviors and/or dilute perceptions of negative outcomes. The objective of this study was to investigate comparative judgments regarding crash risk and driving ability, and how these judgments relate to self-reported speeding. Method: There were 760 Queensland motorists comprised of 51.6% males and 48.2% females, aged 16–85 (M = 39.60). Participants completed either a paper or online version of a survey. Judgments of crash risk and driving ability were compared to two referents: the average same-age, same-sex driver, and the average same-age, same-sex V8 supercar champion. Results: Drivers displayed greater optimism when comparing their crash risk and driving ability to the average same-age, same- sex driver (respectively, 72%, 72.4%), than when comparing to a V8 supercar champion (respectively, 60%, 32.9%). When comparing judgements of crash risk and driving ability to a similar driver, it appears that participants in the present study are just about as optimistic about their risk of crash (i.e. 72%) as they are optimistic about their driving ability (i.e. 74.2%). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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