Batool, Z and Carsten, O (2016) Attitudinal Determinants of Aberrant Driving Behaviors in Pakistan. Transportation Research Record, 2602. pp. 52-59. ISSN 0361-1981
Abstract
The aberrant behavior of drivers is regarded as the most significant contributory factor to traffic accidents in Pakistan. This research was conducted on the premise that personal attitudes were key determinants of driving behaviors. Consequently, the research attempted to identify the key sociocognitive determinants of aberrant driving. To do this, a quantitative study that used an attitudinal questionnaire (inspired by the theory of planned behavior and a modified driver behavior questionnaire) was conducted in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. The study obtained self-reports of attitudes, norms, perceived control, and opinions of drivers regarding a number of intentional road traffic violations and enforcement. The responses to the statements in the questionnaires were first factor analyzed to identify underlying attitudinal and behavioral constructs. Later, following a cluster analysis technique, the attitudinal constructs were used to classify drivers into four distinct groups: the autonomous, the opportunists, the regulators, and the risk averse. Sociodemographic characteristics and behavioral constructs of these groups were also studied. The results indicated that the behaviors of drivers could be interpreted in relation to their attitudes and were partly influenced by the drivers’ sociodemographic characteristics. Attitudes toward enforcement and compliance with rules specifically appeared to be the strongest determinants of Pakistani drivers’ behavior. In particular, the results indicate that being affluent, female, and a student negatively influenced driving behaviors.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is the published version of a paper published in the Transportation Research Record, available at: https://doi.org/10.3141/2602-07 |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2018 16:39 |
Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2018 16:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | National Academy of Sciences |
Identification Number: | 10.3141/2602-07 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:128737 |