Self-reports of aberrant behaviour on the roads: Errors and violations in a sample of Greek drivers

Kontogiannis, T; Kossiavelou, Z; Marmaras, N

dc.contributor.author	Kontogiannis, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Kossiavelou, Z	en
dc.contributor.author	Marmaras, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:18:20Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:18:20Z
dc.date.issued	2002	en
dc.identifier.issn	0001-4575	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14940
dc.subject	Driver behaviours	en
dc.subject	Errors	en
dc.subject	Traffic accidents	en
dc.subject	Violations	en
dc.subject.classification	Ergonomics	en
dc.subject.classification	Public, Environmental & Occupational Health	en
dc.subject.classification	Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary	en
dc.subject.classification	Transportation	en
dc.subject.other	adult	en
dc.subject.other	age distribution	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	car driving	en
dc.subject.other	factorial analysis	en
dc.subject.other	female	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	high risk behavior	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	male	en
dc.subject.other	middle aged	en
dc.subject.other	multivariate analysis	en
dc.subject.other	risk factor	en
dc.subject.other	sex ratio	en
dc.subject.other	statistical model	en
dc.subject.other	statistics	en
dc.subject.other	traffic accident	en
dc.subject.other	violence	en
dc.subject.other	Accidents, Traffic	en
dc.subject.other	Adult	en
dc.subject.other	Age Distribution	en
dc.subject.other	Automobile Driving	en
dc.subject.other	Dangerous Behavior	en
dc.subject.other	Factor Analysis, Statistical	en
dc.subject.other	Female	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Linear Models	en
dc.subject.other	Male	en
dc.subject.other	Middle Aged	en
dc.subject.other	Multivariate Analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Risk Factors	en
dc.subject.other	Risk-Taking	en
dc.subject.other	Sex Distribution	en
dc.title	Self-reports of aberrant behaviour on the roads: Errors and violations in a sample of Greek drivers	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0001-4575(01)00035-5	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0001-4575(01)00035-5	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2002	en
heal.abstract	Recent studies have shown that unsafe driver acts can be classified into two distinct categories (i.e., errors and violations) entailing different measures for reducing road traffic accidents, A survey of over 1400 drivers in Greece is reported in which a variety of aberrant driving behaviours have been identified. The present study has confirmed the results of earlier studies in the driving populations of Britain, Australia and Sweden that errors and violations are the major determinants in the factor structure of aberrant behaviours. Three types of violations were identified including, highway code-, aggressive- and parking-violations (or situational violations). Mistakes and lapses were two major forms of errors. The factor analysis identified another two classes of behaviour that could not be accounted for very well by the error-violation distinction. One class of behaviours referred to a state of low preparedness and negligence while the other class referred to communication errors and 'social disregard' for the other road users. Each class of behaviour was found to have different demographic correlates, Finally, accident liability was predicted by self-reported tendency to commit highway-code violations, but not by tendency to make errors due to failures of judgement (i.e., mistakes) or lapses. Aggressive violations were significantly related to involvement in speeding convictions and law-breaking whilst highway-code violations were related to speeding convictions only. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Accident Analysis and Prevention	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0001-4575(01)00035-5	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000174640400014	en
dc.identifier.volume	34	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	381	en
dc.identifier.epage	399	en