The relationship between speeding behaviour (as measured by violation convictions) and crash involvement
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Previous research has assessed the significance of various traffic offense convictions in forecasting driver involvement in further crashes, with the aim of finding a more empirical basis for adjudication programs. However there is currently controversy over new traffic law enforcement programs in British Columbia which puts the results in a different context. Research aiming to address such issues is described, using several years of crash and conviction data. It found there was a clear distinction between exceeding the speed limit and excessive speed in relation to accident-violation relationships.
Publication Name: Journal of Safety Research
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0022-4375
Year: 1997
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The effects of a joint range-of-motion physical fitness training program on the automobile driving skills of older adults
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The effects of an exercise program focusing on increasing joint range-of-motion on the driving skills of older adults was investigated on 32 older adults aged between 60 to 85 years. Results indicate improved shoulder and trunk flexibility and rotation as well as improved observation skills. This is the first investigaton concentrating onthe physical well-being of an older adult. Other programs traditionally focus on changing the driving environment, improving car design and special educationdriving classes.
Publication Name: Journal of Safety Research
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0022-4375
Year: 1992
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Why drivers speed: the speeding perception inventory
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A speeding perception inventory is developed as part of a project intended to gain a better understanding of the factors that predispose, facilitate and encourage the speeding behavior of automobile drivers. It was administered to a large sample of college students in the Midwest. The results identified five constructs that may explain why drivers speed. These are ego-gratification, risk-taking, time pressures, disdain of driving and inattention.
Publication Name: Journal of Safety Research
Subject: Transportation industry
ISSN: 0022-4375
Year: 1997
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