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Title:

Assessing Driver Attitudes in the Prediction of Driving Performance
Cover of Assessing Driver Attitudes in the Prediction of Driving Performance

Accession Number:

01558956

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

Hazard perception is universally recognized as a core skill in driving. However, only a few countries in the world currently use hazard perception tests in their driver testing processes and these use a variety of test formats and often only assess hazard detection. For this reason, there is little evidence relating scores on hazard perception tests to driving performance indicators such as accident statistics. Furthermore, there are many indicators which are known or suspected to be predictive of future driving performance and there is little evidence that hazard perception testing adds value to these in the testing process. In a previous Transport Research Record paper (1) criterion-related validation evidence was presented for a test of attitudes towards driving hazards and risks. This paper presents findings from a much larger trial conducted in the UK in 2010. Using hierarchical stepwise regression analysis, significant relationships are identified between a range of demographic and biographical variables and driving performance indicators such as accident rates, traffic fines and driving convictions. Many of the relationships are well established, e.g. the effects of age, gender and experience. Others, such as the number of driving lessons taken, who these lessons were with and where the lessons took place are widely assumed to be important but the evidence for them is poor or inconsistent. However, even when these demographic and biographical variables are taken into account, the hazard attitude assessment is shown to still add value to the prediction of driving performance.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANB30 Operator Education and Regulation.

Monograph Accession #:

01550057

Report/Paper Numbers:

15-5485

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Johnson, Charles Edward

Pagination:

14p

Publication Date:

2015

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2015-1-11 to 2015-1-15
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Photos; References (17) ; Tables

Geographic Terms:

United Kingdom

Subject Areas:

Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2015 Paper #15-5485

Files:

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 30 2014 1:51PM