Title :
The effects of motor impulsiveness and optimism bias on risky driving behavior in Chinese urban areas
Author :
Li Jiang ; Yongjuan Li ; Liu, Xueyuan
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Psychol., Univ. of Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing
Abstract :
The present study investigated the influence of motor impulsiveness and optimism bias on self-reported risky driving behavior. Two components of risky driving behavior, angry driving and traffic violation for convenience were identified. Structural Equation Modeling results supported motor impulsiveness directly predicting angry driving and traffic violation for convenience, with optimism bias partially mediating the relationship between motor impulsiveness and angry driving. Traffic violation for convenience was significantly related to safety performance. Practical implications and safety interventions were discussed.
Keywords :
behavioural sciences; road accidents; road safety; road traffic; Chinese urban areas; angry driving; motor impulsiveness; risky driving behavior; safety interventions; structural equation modeling; traffic violation; Cities and towns; Current measurement; Equations; Intelligent transportation systems; Predictive models; Psychology; Road accidents; Safety; Traffic control; Urban areas;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2008. ITSC 2008. 11th International IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2111-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2112-1
DOI :
10.1109/ITSC.2008.4732582
