An empirical investigation of European drivers' self-assessment

Karlaftis, MG; Kotzampassakis, I; Kanellaidis, G

dc.contributor.author	Karlaftis, MG	en
dc.contributor.author	Kotzampassakis, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Kanellaidis, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:18:38Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:18:38Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	0022-4375	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15125
dc.subject	SARTRE	en
dc.subject	Self-assessment	en
dc.subject	Traffic safety	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	age	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	car driving	en
dc.subject.other	data base	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	female	en
dc.subject.other	high risk behavior	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	information processing	en
dc.subject.other	male	en
dc.subject.other	psychological aspect	en
dc.subject.other	self evaluation	en
dc.subject.other	sex difference	en
dc.subject.other	traffic accident	en
dc.subject.other	Accidents, Traffic	en
dc.subject.other	Age Factors	en
dc.subject.other	Automobile Driving	en
dc.subject.other	Data Collection	en
dc.subject.other	Databases	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Female	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Male	en
dc.subject.other	Risk-Taking	en
dc.subject.other	Self Assessment (Psychology)	en
dc.subject.other	Sex Factors	en
dc.title	An empirical investigation of European drivers' self-assessment	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0022-4375(03)00009-4	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-4375(03)00009-4	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	Problem: Evaluating motorists through self-assessment has attracted much interest in recent literature, which is mainly due to the profound impact various parameters of self-assessment can have on the way motorists deal with hazardous traffic situations. Much of the previous work in this area has been hampered both by the lack of adequate sample sizes and, because of the small samples, the evaluation methodologies used. Method: This paper extends previous research in two significant directions: (a) it uses the SARTRE 2 database, which provides more than 17,000 questionnaires from most European countries; and (b) it employs the ordered probit modeling approach, which recognizes the latent nature of self-assessment and explicitly links its dimensions to a set of relevant explanatory variables such as age, gender, region, and income. Results: The results indicate that drivers who rate themselves as both more dangerous and faster than others are, generally, younger men, with higher incomes, break the speed limit more frequently, avoid wearing seat belts, and have been involved in more accidents in the past than other drivers. Interestingly, more experienced and more highly educated drivers assess their driving as less dangerous, but admit to driving faster than other drivers. Impact on Industry: The methodology used and the results obtained can be a significant help in identifying drivers with high and low self-assessment ratings, which can be useful in planning and implementing road safety information campaigns. (C) 2003 National Safety Council and Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Safety Research	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0022-4375(03)00009-4	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000182997200010	en
dc.identifier.volume	34	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	207	en
dc.identifier.epage	213	en