Altruistic young women are safer riders on the road: NCKU research
Tainan, Taiwan, June 1, 2012
Young adults who tend to adopt unsafe attitudes and behavior take up the majority of motorcyclists involved in traffic accidents while young females with altruism are safer riders on the road, according to the research conducted by Professor Ching-Fu Chen from Department of Transportation & Communication Management Science at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan.
Chen’s research investigating the personality, safety attitudes and risky driving behaviors among young Taiwanese motorcyclists may provide the government useful information for road safety interventions and the development of driver education and training programs in the future.
It is found that the attitudes toward traffic safety are directly associated with risky driving behaviors while having direct effects on attitudes toward traffic safety, personality traits also influence risky driving behaviors indirectly mediated by traffic safety attitudes, said Chen.
He further points out that anger, sensation-seeking, and normlessness are highly associated with risk-taking attitudes while the altruism trait appears to have amore significant influence in reducing female drivers’ risky behaviors than in that of males.
Each year in Taiwan, there are around 123,000 traffic accidents involving motorcycles, and more than 1400 motorcycle riders die in these accidents, according to the statistics from National Police Agency (NPA) of Taiwan.
Chen’s study involves 257 NCKU students to analyze their attitudes regarding risky driving from their personal traits. The survey questionnaire consists of four sections: personality, safety attitudes, risky driving behavior and demographics.
Generally, the majority of motorcyclists involved in traffic accidents are young males who are likely to adopt unsafe attitudes and behaviors that lead to an increased risk of injury. Young drivers’ engagement in risky driving behaviors such as speeding is a major factor contributing to a higher rate of crashes and injuries.
The findings of the research may be applied to traffic rule test as useful reference for designing different questions based on personality trait differences.
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Young adults who tend to adopt unsafe attitudes and behavior take up the majority of motorcyclists involved in traffic accidents while young females with altruism are safer riders on the road, according to the research conducted by Professor Ching-Fu Chen from Department of Transportation & Communication Management Science at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan.
Chen’s research investigating the personality, safety attitudes and risky driving behaviors among young Taiwanese motorcyclists may provide the government useful information for road safety interventions and the development of driver education and training programs in the future.
It is found that the attitudes toward traffic safety are directly associated with risky driving behaviors while having direct effects on attitudes toward traffic safety, personality traits also influence risky driving behaviors indirectly mediated by traffic safety attitudes, said Chen.
He further points out that anger, sensation-seeking, and normlessness are highly associated with risk-taking attitudes while the altruism trait appears to have amore significant influence in reducing female drivers’ risky behaviors than in that of males.
Each year in Taiwan, there are around 123,000 traffic accidents involving motorcycles, and more than 1400 motorcycle riders die in these accidents, according to the statistics from National Police Agency (NPA) of Taiwan.
Chen’s study involves 257 NCKU students to analyze their attitudes regarding risky driving from their personal traits. The survey questionnaire consists of four sections: personality, safety attitudes, risky driving behavior and demographics.
Generally, the majority of motorcyclists involved in traffic accidents are young males who are likely to adopt unsafe attitudes and behaviors that lead to an increased risk of injury. Young drivers’ engagement in risky driving behaviors such as speeding is a major factor contributing to a higher rate of crashes and injuries.
The findings of the research may be applied to traffic rule test as useful reference for designing different questions based on personality trait differences.
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