Understanding the factors influencing safe and unsafe motorcycle rider intentions
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01/11/2012
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The increasing popularity of motorcycles in Australia is a significant concern as motorcycle riders represent 15% of all road fatalities and an even greater proportion of serious injuries. This study assessed the psychosocial factors influencing motorcycle riders’ intentions to perform both safe and risky riding behaviours. Using an extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB), motorcycle riders (n = 229) from Queensland, Australia were surveyed to assess their riding attitudes, subjective norm (general and specific), perceived behavioural control (PBC), group norm, self-identity, sensation seeking, and aggression, as well as their intentions, in relation to three safe (e.g., handle my motorcycle skilfully) and three risky (e.g., bend road rules to get through traffic) riding behaviours. Although there was variability in the predictors of intention across the behaviours, results revealed that safer rider intentions were most consistently predicted by PBC, while riskier intentions were predicted by attitudes and sensation seeking. The TPB was able to explain a greater proportion of the variance for intentions to perform risky behaviours. Overall, this study has provided insight into the complexity of factors contributing to rider intentions and suggests that different practical strategies need to be adopted to facilitate safer and reduce risky rider decisions. |
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Elsevier |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/41214/1/41214.pdf DOI:10.1016/j.aap.2011.03.012 Tunnicliff, Deborah J., Watson, Barry C., White, Katherine M., Hyde, Melissa K., Schonfeld, Cynthia C., & Wishart, Darren E. (2012) Understanding the factors influencing safe and unsafe motorcycle rider intentions. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 49, pp. 133-141. |
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Copyright 2011 Elsevier This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Accident Analysis and Prevention. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Accident Analysis and Prevention, Volume 49, November 2012, doi:10.1016/j.aap.2011.03.012 |
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Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety - Qld (CARRS-Q); Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Psychology & Counselling |
Palavras-Chave | #170106 Health Clinical and Counselling Psychology #Motorcycle safety #Theory of planned behaviour #Self-identity #Group norm #Sensation seeking #Aggression |
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Journal Article |