Attitudes Towards Traffic Safety Worldwide

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874350101609010035" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874350101609010035</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874350101609010035" target="_blank" >10.2174/1874350101609010035</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Attitudes Towards Traffic Safety Worldwide

Original language description

Background: There is agreement that road user behaviour is the most important contributing factor for traffic accidents. It is therefore essential to understand better the causes of accidents and design remedies that can efficiently treat them. The fatality rate per 10,000 people is about 30 times higher in developing countries than in high-income countries These differences, beside other factors, can be explained in terms of different traffic safety cultures. Objective: The general mission of this work was to contribute to traffic safety by gaining an understanding of the differences in traffic culture in countries worldwide. Furthermore, we sought to explore and understand the needs and beliefs concerning traffic safety in different countries worldwide and the implications for the objective traffic safety situation (Traffic Safety Index - TSI) and for the stage of the economic development of the country (Gross Domestic Product - GDP). Method: A simple questionnaire with three questions focused on beliefs and opinions about traffic safety was used. Altogether, 142 respondents from 36 countries filled in the questionnaire. The data was analysed using both statistical methods and qualitative analysis of the responses. Results: The results indicated major differences in the traffic safety cultures embraced by different countries. In general, two approaches to traffic safety culture can be identified. In the first case, traffic safety culture is viewed as an objective reality which the respondents conceive of as leading to greater safety. The second case involves the emphasis being placed particularly on the elimination of a threat to life and health.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AN - Psychology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

The Open Psychology Journal

ISSN

1874-3501

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

9

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

AE - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

35-49

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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