This study examined self-reported driver behavior among Czech drivers using the Manchester Driver Behavior Questionnaire. A sample of 2575 Czech drivers completed the online questionnaire. Factor analysis identified three factors: deliberate violations, dangerous errors, and non-dangerous errors. Younger male drivers with higher mileage reported more violations, while younger female students reported more dangerous errors. Older female drivers who identified as poorer drivers reported more non-dangerous errors. The results were consistent with prior studies using the questionnaire.
In spite of the many advancementsinsafety technology, roadway design and engineering as well as
several policy initiativesaimed at addressingtraffic crashes (and it concomitant injuries and fatalities); it
continuesto saddle humanity and present significant health hazards and threats to the socio-economic wellbeing
of the inhabitants of this earth. Even though federal and state transportation engineers, policy makers, planners
and researchers have spent large sums of money and effort on this complex and ubiquitous problem, traffic
crashes is one of the top causes of fatal and non-fatal injuries in the United States. In this work a piecewise
approach was used to perform an exploratory,systemic characterization and analysis of the six-year (2008-
2013) traffic crash data from North Dakota to discover the nature, peculiarities and trends in the data.Several
important features and trends in the data were discovered and the outcome of this paper can be further used for
engineering design, planning and policy analysis. The research approach could be duplicated in any other state
to enhance its societal benefits. Heterogeneity and uncertainty will be fully addressed in future work.
In spite of the many advancementsinsafety technology, roadway design and engineering as well as
several policy initiativesaimed at addressingtraffic crashes (and it concomitant injuries and fatalities); it
continuesto saddle humanity and present significant health hazards and threats to the socio-economic wellbeing
of the inhabitants of this earth. Even though federal and state transportation engineers, policy makers, planners
and researchers have spent large sums of money and effort on this complex and ubiquitous problem, traffic
crashes is one of the top causes of fatal and non-fatal injuries in the United States. In this work a piecewise
approach was used to perform an exploratory,systemic characterization and analysis of the six-year (2008-
2013) traffic crash data from North Dakota to discover the nature, peculiarities and trends in the data.Several
important features and trends in the data were discovered and the outcome of this paper can be further used for
engineering design, planning and policy analysis. The research approach could be duplicated in any other state
to enhance its societal benefits. Heterogeneity and uncertainty will be fully addressed in future work.
Pedestrian Conflict Risk Model at Unsignalized Locations on a Community Streetcoreconferences
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https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=MKAMA85
www.cmc.leeds.ac.uk/events
In spite of the many advancementsinsafety technology, roadway design and engineering as well as
several policy initiativesaimed at addressingtraffic crashes (and it concomitant injuries and fatalities); it
continuesto saddle humanity and present significant health hazards and threats to the socio-economic wellbeing
of the inhabitants of this earth. Even though federal and state transportation engineers, policy makers, planners
and researchers have spent large sums of money and effort on this complex and ubiquitous problem, traffic
crashes is one of the top causes of fatal and non-fatal injuries in the United States. In this work a piecewise
approach was used to perform an exploratory,systemic characterization and analysis of the six-year (2008-
2013) traffic crash data from North Dakota to discover the nature, peculiarities and trends in the data.Several
important features and trends in the data were discovered and the outcome of this paper can be further used for
engineering design, planning and policy analysis. The research approach could be duplicated in any other state
to enhance its societal benefits. Heterogeneity and uncertainty will be fully addressed in future work.
In spite of the many advancementsinsafety technology, roadway design and engineering as well as
several policy initiativesaimed at addressingtraffic crashes (and it concomitant injuries and fatalities); it
continuesto saddle humanity and present significant health hazards and threats to the socio-economic wellbeing
of the inhabitants of this earth. Even though federal and state transportation engineers, policy makers, planners
and researchers have spent large sums of money and effort on this complex and ubiquitous problem, traffic
crashes is one of the top causes of fatal and non-fatal injuries in the United States. In this work a piecewise
approach was used to perform an exploratory,systemic characterization and analysis of the six-year (2008-
2013) traffic crash data from North Dakota to discover the nature, peculiarities and trends in the data.Several
important features and trends in the data were discovered and the outcome of this paper can be further used for
engineering design, planning and policy analysis. The research approach could be duplicated in any other state
to enhance its societal benefits. Heterogeneity and uncertainty will be fully addressed in future work.
Pedestrian Conflict Risk Model at Unsignalized Locations on a Community Streetcoreconferences
Crossing a street at unsignalized location can be dangerous to pedestrians, especially the elderly. This paper evaluate the pedestrianvehicle collision risk on specific roads to identify that the degree of Pedestrian safety requires pedestrian intervention such as road improvement. First, age was a significant variable in that older people tend to be at greater risk than the non-elder people. There was an insignificant difference between the PSM of approaching vehicles that were traveling at speeds less than 30 km/h and those traveling at speeds in the range of 30-50 km/h. Interestingly, conflicts when the speed of the vehicles exceeded 50 km/h, the risk of conflict risk was higher than it was for vehicles traveling at speeds below 30km/h. The ratio of conflict risk for crossing gradient topography road was about 21.7 times greater than that for the non-gradient topography area. Regarding safety facilities, the 30 km/h speed limit sign influenced the risk situation of conflict. The ratio of conflict risk for a road with the safety facility was about 0.395 times lower than that for an unmarked road.
Guest presentation at www.cmc.leeds.ac.uk by Maria Kamargianni, Lecturer in Transport & Energy, Head of the Urban Transport & Energy Group at UCL
https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=MKAMA85
www.cmc.leeds.ac.uk/events
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1. Matus Sucha, Lenka SramkovaInternational Conference Driver Behaviour and Training, Helsinki 2013
Self-reported Aberrant Behaviour
on Roads in a Sample
of Czech Drivers
Matus Sucha, Lenka Sramkova
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Contents
1. The Manchester Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ)
2. Design of the presented study
3. Sample
4. Self-reported data
5. Results
6. Discussion and conclusions
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1. The Manchester Driver Behaviour Questionnaire
The Manchester Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ) (Reason, Manstead,
Stradling, Baxter & Campbell, 1990) has gained wide acceptance. So far,
at least fifty-four published studies have used at least parts of this
instrument in various ways.
The original DBQ, developed by Reason et al (1990), focused on two distinct
types of behaviour that were named errors and violations. An additional
factor named “slips and lapses” was also identified, which focuses on
attention and memory failures.
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1. The Manchester Driver Behaviour Questionnaire
In regard to the number of DBQ factors identified, previous research has
either confirmed the original three factors of errors, violations and
lapses (Åberg & Rimmö, 1998; Blockey & Hartley, 1995; Parker et al.,
1995),
or four factors that are errors, lapses, aggressive and ordinary violations
(Sullman et al., 2002),
or five factors that are errors, lapses, aggressive violations, ordinary
violations and factor 5 (driving away from traffic lights and shooting
through traffic lights as they turn red) (Parker, McDonald, Rabbitt,&
Sutcliffe, 2000).
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2. Design of the Study
The aim of this study was to:
a. Determine the factors that affect driving behaviour and examine the
relationship between self-reported driver behaviour in DBQ
(violations, errors and lapses) and self-reported accident involvement
and offences among Czech Drivers.
b. To test the psychometric properties of the Czech version of DBQ
(confirm the 3 factors or identify new ones) and compare Czech
drivers’ data and data from the UK (Reason, 1990).
c. Identify the role of age, gender, kilometres per year driven and social
status using the data presented.
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2. Design of the Study
In the present study, the original 50-item version was used (Reason,
Manstead, Stradling, Baxter & Campbell, 1990) with a six-point Likert-type
response.
An on-line version of the questionnaire was used. Data were collected
between April and June 2013.
The questionnaire was translated into Czech (2 independent translations)
and tested in a pilot study (50 respondents). Psychometric characteristics
were compared to the original Reason’s (1990) study. Interviews with 10
respondents were conducted with a focus on the formulations and clarity
of the questions. The updated version of the questionnaire was translated
into English and the original and the Czech versions were compared.
Then the final Czech version was prepared.
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I. Traffic sustainability – heading Vision 0
Traffic should be sustainably safe for everybody and not just for the the car
driver.
The proactive approach of sustainable safety means that measures are
taken in the chain of “system design” to “traffic behavior” as early as
possible. By preventing system errors, the probability of human error
and/or serious outcomes of crashes can be reduced.
Road safety thus becomes less dependent on the individual choices of
road users. This implies that responsibility for safe traffic not only lies
with road users but also with those who design and manage the elements
of the traffic system such as infrastructure, vehicles, education, training
and testing.
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3. Sample
The total sample size was n = 2575
drivers (the Czech driver population
comprises approximately 6.6 million
individuals), sample = 0.04% of all
drivers.
In terms of sex – men and women
accounted for 2/3 and 1/3 of the
sample respectively.
Men
66%
Women
34%
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3. Sample
Age distribution – young
drivers (up to 27 years)
represented 70% of the
sample. The largest group
comprised individuals aged
18-22, who accounted for
41% of the sample, and the
23-27 age category
accounted for 29%.
Drivers in the 28-42 age
category comprised 25% of
the sample.
41%
29%
13%
8%
4% 2%
1%
1%
1%
0%
Age
18 - 22 years
23 - 27 years
28 - 32 years
33 - 37 years
38 - 42 years
43 - 47 years
48 - 52 years
53 - 57 years
58 - 62 years
63 - 75 years
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3. Sample
More than 50% of the sample is made up of the working population (41%
employees and 11% enterprisers) and 44% of the sample were university
students.
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3. Sample
The mean kilometres driven per year for the whole sample is 15,000 km, total
kilometres driven 146,000. The median figures, 10,000 km and 40,000 km
driven annually and in total, respectively, seem more reliable. Men drive
approximately 3 times more than women.
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4. Self-report Data
Other data collected from respondents included those on:
a. Sociodemografics (occupation, family status, education, size of
residence)
b. Driving records (e.g. Do you have your own car? What types of vehicles
does your licence authorise you to drive? What purpose do you use your
car for?)
c. Driving attitudes (e.g. How would you rate your driving skills? Are you a
risky driver? Do you follow traffic rules? Do you drive under the influence
of alcohol or drugs? What does it mean for you to be a driver?)
d. Accidents and offences (e.g. number of points within the
DPS, involvement in accidents, number and types of offences, suspended
driving licence, etc.)
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5.1 Results – Frequencies
The five most frequently occurring behaviours were:
*3 out of the 5 most frequent behaviours are associated with speed.
(A – low risk, B – medium risk, C – high risk, UV – unintended violations, V –
Violations, S – Slips, M – Mistakes)
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5.1 Results – Frequencies
Relationship between frequency and behavioural type:
Relationship between frequency and risk category:
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5.2 Results - Factors
The responses to the 50 questions were subjected to principal component
analysis using varimax rotation (SPSS v12). The scree plot indicated that
the data were best fitted by a three-factor solution. These three
orthogonal factors accounted for 31.54% of the total variance.
Factor 1: Deliberate Violations
Factor 2: Dangerous Errors
Factor 3: Non-dangerous Errors
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5.2 Results - Factors
Items with the highest loadings on Factor 1 – Deliberate Violations
were, almost exclusively, violations involving a definitive risk (C) to other
road users.
The items loading most highly on this factor were: Get involved in unofficial
“race” with other drivers (.698), “Race” oncoming vehicles for a one-car
gap on a narrow or obstructed road (.698) and Stuck behind a slow-
moving vehicle on a two-lane highway, you are driven by frustration to try
to overtake in risky circumstances (.687).
Factor 1 accounted for 17.78% of the variance.
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5.2 Results - Factors
Factor 2, accounting for 10.24% of the variance, is best characterized as
Dangerous Errors.
The defining items are mostly slips and mistakes in the highest risk
category.
The highest loadings on this factor were: Misjudge your crossing interval
when turning right and narrowly miss collision (.610), Fail to check your
mirror before pulling out, changing lanes, turning, etc. (.598) and Fail to
notice pedestrians crossing when turning into a side-street from a main
road.
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5.2 Results - Factors
Factor 3 Non-dangerous Errors accounted for 3.52% of the variance.
The factor is primarily defined by slips and lapses causing only
embarrassment and inconvenience to their perpetrators.
The highest loadings on this factor were: Miss your exit at the motorway and
have to make a long detour (.640), Fail to read the sign correctly, and exit
roundabout on the wrong way (.590) and Plan your route badly, so that
you meet traffic congestion you could have avoid (.572).
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5.3 Results – Factor Score Predictors
Using factor scores, multiple regressions were calculated to establish which
of the items self-reported by the respondents
(sociodemographics, driving records, driving attitudes, accidents and
offences) provide the best predictors for all 3 factors.
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5.3 Results – Factor Score Predictors
With regard to Factor 1 (Deliberate Violations):
- men reported more violations than women,
- younger drivers reported more violations than older drivers,
- drivers who reported more traffic offences, a higher level of accident
involvement and accident culpability and those with a record of demerit
points reported more violations,
- drivers with higher yearly mileage reported more violations.
On the other hand, items social status and a self-report on “how good a
driver they are” did not correlate with Factor 1.
The above predictors accounted for 24% of the variance.
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5.3 Results – Factor Score Predictors
With regard to Factor 2 (Dangerous Errors):
- women reported more dangerous errors than men,
- younger drivers reported more dangerous errors than older drivers,
- drivers with a record of demerit points reported more dangerous errors,
- drivers with fewer traffic offences and fewer kilometres per year driven
reported more dangerous errors,
- students reported more dangerous errors than employees or enterprisers.
On the other hand, items accident involvement, accident culpability and a
self-report on “how good a driver they are” did not correlate with Factor 2.
The above predictors accounted for 10% of the variance.
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5.3 Results – Factor Score Predictors
With regard to Factor 3 (Non-dangerous Errors):
- women reported more non-dangerous errors than men,
- older drivers reported more non-dangerous errors than younger drivers,
- drivers who reported more traffic offences and a higher level of accident
culpability also reported more non-dangerous errors,
- drivers who considered themselves good drivers reported fewer non-
dangerous errors.
On the other hand, items accident involvement, kilometres per year
driven, social status and a record of demerit points did not correlate with
Factor 2.
The above predictors accounted for 7% of the variance.
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6. Conclusions
- The results of the presented study fully correspond with the original
Reason’s (1990) study conducted in the UK (as regards the number of
factors, loadings of factors, and partly factor score predictors).
- 3 out of the 5 most frequent behaviours are associated with speed.
- Low-risk behaviour is reported more frequently than high-risk behaviour.
- Slips and mistakes are reported more often than violations.
- Our results suggest a 3-factor solution (Deliverable Violations, Dangerous
Errors and Non-dangerous Errors), with 31.5% of the total variance.
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6. Conclusions
- Factor 1 is loaded with violations involving high risk, the typical driver is a
young man with high mileage driven per year, with traffic offences and an
accident involvement record.
- Factor 2 is loaded with dangerous errors involving high risk, the typical
driver is a young woman, with low millage driven per year and fewer traffic
offences. Students score high in this factor.
- Factor 3 is loaded with non-dangerous “silly” errors involving low risk, the
typical driver is an older woman who self-rated herself as not a very good
driver and with a record of traffic offences and accident culpability.
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