Effect of drivers' risk perception and perception of driving tasks on road safety attitude. (October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ram, Tika; Chand, Khem
• Is Part Of: Transportation research. Volume 42:Part 1(2016)
• Page Start: 162
• Page End: 176
• Publication Date: 2016-10
• Subjects: Road safety attitude -- Risk perception -- Perception of driving tasks -- Traffic rules -- Road accidents -- India; Automobile drivers -- Psychology -- Periodicals; Automobile driving -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Transportation -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; 629.283019
• DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2016.07.012
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1369-8478

Abstract

Graphical Abstract: (N = 1000, χ2/df = 3.118, RMSEA = .046, CFI = .936, GFI = .918, AGFI = .905) Note: RP = Risk Perception; DR = Driving Responsibility; TR = Traffic Rules; NDA = Non-Driving Activities; AB = Aggressive Behavior; DT = Driving Tasks, CAR = Carelessness. Highlights: Effect of drivers' risk perception and perception of driving tasks on road safety attitude has been analysed. A sample of 1500 drivers from Haryana (India) has been used in the study. Risk Perception and Perception of Driving task has shown a significant positive correlation. Perception of driving tasks directly and indirectly affects road safety attitude of drivers. Risk perception directly affects road safety attitude and partially mediates the relationship. Abstract: The study explores the effect of drivers' risk perception and perception of driving tasks on road safety attitude. A sample of 1500 drivers, 500 each from three districts of Fatehabad, Gurgoan and Rohtak of Haryana in India has been used in the study. The primary data of 500 drivers of Fatehabad district was subjected to exploratory factor analysis which extracted eight factors from 39 items of the questionnaire. The factors were further subjected to confirmatory factor analysis on the data of 1000 drivers of Gurgaon and Rohtak districts for validating constructs of risk perception, perception of driving tasks, and road safety attitude encompassing five factors of traffic rules, aggressive behavior, non-driving activities/distraction, driving responsibility and carelessness. Structural equation modeling has been applied to find the effect of drivers' risk perception and perception of driving tasks on road safety attitude. The study has observed a significant positive correlation between drivers' risk perception and perception of driving tasks and found that both the perceptions significantly affect drivers' road safety attitude. Risk perception partially mediates the relationship.