Drivers’ self-reported reasons of speeding: A Turkish driver sample from two cities

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dc.contributor.authorBıçaksız, Pınar
dc.contributor.authorDoğruyol, Burak
dc.contributor.authorErdost, Begüm Gür
dc.contributor.authorHoe, C.H.
dc.contributor.authorGupta, S.
dc.contributor.authorLajunen, T.
dc.contributor.authorÖzkan, Türker
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-15T12:49:57Z
dc.date.available2021-05-15T12:49:57Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentİktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractSpeeding is an important risk factor of road traffic crashes, and identifying the factors associated with speeding is crucial for road safety. In the present study, face-to-face roadside interviews were conducted to investigate the reasons of speeding among Turkish drivers at six different data collection times in two different cities. A structured interview was administered to collect data from a total of 3317 and 1559 drivers in Ankara and Afyon cities, respectively. Results from the two cities consistently revealed that drivers’ self-reported speeding frequency was partially determined by gender and age. Also, perceiving speeding as a cause of crashes was associated with lower frequency of speeding. Finally, thinking that speed tickets are a means for increasing government income and that it would be safe to exceed the speed limit if driving “safely” was positively associated with frequency of speeding. These findings indicate the importance of norms and (biased) perceptions in speeding behavior. © 2019, Gioacchino Onorati Editore. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was conducted as a part of the Global Road Safety Program (GRS) funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Experts on traffic safety and traffic psychology prepared a short face-to-face structured interview form to be used in all the countries included in the project. In the present study, responses to the following Tuestions were analysed (in addition to the demographic Tuestions listed in the previous section): 1. The freTuency of speeding (driving at 10 km/hr or more over the speed limit) that reTuired responding on a five-point scale with anchors ³always”, ³almost always”, ³half of the time”, ³occasionally” and ³never”. 2. Whether they received tickets for speeding in the previous year or not. 3. Whether they had been involved in a crash due to speeding in the previous year or not. 4. Whether they think that speeding is a cause of crashes or not. 5. The extent to which they agreed with the statement: ³Speeding tickets are mainly intended to raise revenue for the government” that reTuired responding on a five point scale, with anchors of ³strongly agree”, ³somewhat agree”, ³indifferent”, ³somewhat disagree”, ³strongly disagree”, and ³not sure”. 6. The extent to which they agreed with the statement: ³I think it is okay to exceed the speed limit if you are driving safely” that reTuired responding on a five point scale, with anchors: ³strongly agree”, ³somewhat agree”, ³indifferent”, ³somewhat disagree”, ³strongly disagree”, and ³not sure”.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4399/97882552334810
dc.identifier.endpage136en_US
dc.identifier.issn1824-5463
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85064563954
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage125en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4399/97882552334810
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12939/1153
dc.identifier.volume47en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorDoğruyol, Burak
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGioacchino Onorati Editoreen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAdvances in Transportation Studies
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectInterviewsen_US
dc.subjectRoad Traffic Crashesen_US
dc.subjectSelf-Reporteden_US
dc.subjectSpeedingen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleDrivers’ self-reported reasons of speeding: A Turkish driver sample from two cities
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