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Title:

Assessing the Impact of Using Mobile Phones While Driving by Urban Public Transport Drivers on Stress Management and Attitudes towards Speeding

Accession Number:

01763560

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Drivers' behaviour is an influential factor in more than 90% of driving accidents. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 16,000 people die each year because of traffic accidents in Iran. Due to the increased traffic volume caused by the use of the private cars, use of public transport is a necessary means to reduce traffic volume. Therefore, it is essential to study the behaviour of urban public transport drivers in order to increase traffic safety. In this research, 654 urban public transport drivers, including 330 taxi drivers and 324 bus drivers, were interviewed. The interviewees responded to the drivers' attitude questionnaire (DAQ) in the field of driver attitude towards speeding and responded to drivers' stress inventory (DSI) in areas such as aggression, hazard monitoring, thrill-seeking and dislike of driving. The use of mobile phones while driving questionnaire was also completed by drivers. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to validate DAQ, DSI, and use of mobile phone while driving questionnaires for Iranian public transport drivers. Finally, using structural equation modeling (SEM), the effect of using the mobile phone while driving on stressful behaviours and attitude of drivers of public urban vehicles was investigated. The results showed that there is a direct relationship between using the mobile phone while driving and aggression, thrill-seeking and the tendency to speeding variables. A reverse relationship was found between using mobile phone while driving, and dislike of driving and hazard monitoring variables.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP080 Standing Committee on Transit Safety And Security.

Report/Paper Numbers:

TRBAM-21-01059

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

Authors:

Fadaei, Ardeshir
Nassiri, Habibollah

Pagination:

12p

Publication Date:

2021

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2021-1-5 to 2021-1-29
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board; Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Web

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Iran

Subject Areas:

Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2021 Paper #TRBAM-21-01059

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 23 2020 11:06AM