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Bad behaviour or societal failure? Perceptions of the factors contributing to drivers’ engagement in the fatal five driving behaviours
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posted on 2018-09-11, 12:21 authored by Paul M. Salmon, Gemma Read, Vanessa Beanland, Jason Thompson, Ashleigh FiltnessAshleigh Filtness, Adam Hulme, Rod McClure, Ian JohnstonThe so-called ‘fatal five’ behaviours (drink and drug driving, distraction and inattention, speeding, fatigue, and failure to wear a seat belt) are known to be the major behavioural contributory factors to road trauma. However, little is known about the factors that lead to drivers engaging in each behaviour. This article presents the findings from a study which collected and analysed data on the factors that lead to drivers engaging in each behaviour. The study involved a survey of drivers' perceptions of the causes of each behaviour and a subject matter expert workshop to gain the views of road safety experts. The results were mapped onto a systems ergonomics model of the road transport system in Queensland, Australia, to show where in the system the factors reside. In addition to well-known factors relating to drivers' knowledge, experience and personality, additional factors at the higher levels of the road transport system related to road safety policy, transport system design, road rules and regulations, and societal issues were identified. It is concluded that the fatal five behaviours have a web of interacting contributory factors underpinning them and are systems problems rather than driver-centric problems. The implications for road safety interventions are discussed.
Funding
This research was funded through Paul Salmon's Australian Research Council Future Fellow grant (FT140100681).
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Published in
Applied ErgonomicsVolume
74Pages
162 - 171Citation
SALMON, P.M. ... et al, 2018. Bad behaviour or societal failure? Perceptions of the factors contributing to drivers’ engagement in the fatal five driving behaviours. Applied Ergonomics, 74, pp.162-171.Publisher
© ElsevierVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publisher statement
This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Applied Ergonomics and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2018.08.008.Acceptance date
2018-07-28Publication date
2018ISSN
0003-6870Publisher version
Language
- en