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A behavioral comparison between motorcyclists and a matched group of non-motorcycling car drivers: factors influencing accident risk
Horswill, M. S. and Helman, S. (2003) A behavioral comparison between motorcyclists and a matched group of non-motorcycling car drivers: factors influencing accident risk. Accident Analysis And Prevention, 35 4: 589-597.
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| Author(s) |
Horswill, M. S.
Helman, S.
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| Title |
A behavioral comparison between motorcyclists and a matched group of non-motorcycling car drivers: factors influencing accident risk
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| Journal name |
Accident Analysis And Prevention
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| Publication date |
2003
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| Volume number |
35
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| Issue number |
4
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| ISSN |
0001-4575
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| Start page |
589
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| End page |
597
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| Total pages |
9
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| Place of publication |
Oxford
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| Publisher |
Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd
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| Language |
eng
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| Subject |
380102 Learning, Memory, Cognition and Language
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| Abstract |
Motorcyclists and a matched group of non-motorcycling car drivers were assessed on behavioral measures known to relate to accident involvement. Using a range of laboratory measures, we found that motorcyclists chose faster speeds than the car drivers, overtook more, and pulled into smaller gaps in traffic, though they did not travel any closer to the vehicle in front. The speed and following distance findings were replicated by two further studies involving unobtrusive roadside observation. We suggest that the increased risk-taking behavior of motorcyclists was only likely to account for a small proportion of the difference in accident risk between motorcyclists and car drivers. A second group of motorcyclists was asked to complete the simulator tests as if driving a car. They did not differ from the non-motorcycling car drivers on the risk-taking measures but were better at hazard perception. There were also no differences for sensation seeking, mild social deviance, and attitudes to riding/driving, indicating that the risk-taking tendencies of motorcyclists did not transfer beyond motorcycling, while their hazard perception skill did. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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| Keyword(s) |
Ergonomics
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Transportation
driver behavior
motorcyclist behavior
risk taking
speeding
hazard perception
Decision-making Style
Vehicle Characteristics
Sensation Seeking
Taking Behavior
Driving Style
Involvement
Speed
Sex
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