Tranter Paul, Warn James
School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, UNSW@ADFA, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
Accid Anal Prev. 2008 Sep;40(5):1683-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2008.06.003. Epub 2008 Jun 30.
Interest in motor racing is investigated as a possible source of influence on driver attitudes toward speeding and driver behaviour. Previous studies have identified links between motor racing and road accidents on public roads. One study found that the level of interest in motor racing was positively correlated with risky driving behaviours of young male drivers. This paper outlines a conceptual framework for investigating the association between interest in motor racing and speeding violations on public roads. A sample survey of households in Queanbeyan, NSW, was used to examine the relationship between the level of interest in motor racing and attitudes to speeding and driving violations in a group of mature drivers. Results indicate that the level of interest in motor racing is significantly related to attitudes towards speeding, controlling for age, education level and sensation seeking propensity. Higher levels of interest in motor racing are associated with higher pro-speeding attitudes. Unlike the previous research on young male drivers, there was no significant relationship between interest in motor racing and speeding violations for this study of mature drivers. The implications of the study for road safety interventions are discussed.
对赛车运动的兴趣作为对驾驶员超速态度和驾驶行为可能的影响来源进行了调查。先前的研究已经确定了赛车运动与公共道路交通事故之间的联系。一项研究发现，对赛车运动的兴趣程度与年轻男性驾驶员的危险驾驶行为呈正相关。本文概述了一个概念框架，用于研究对赛车运动的兴趣与公共道路上超速违规行为之间的关联。对新南威尔士州昆比扬的家庭进行了抽样调查，以检验一组成熟驾驶员对赛车运动的兴趣程度与对超速和驾驶违规态度之间的关系。结果表明，在控制年龄、教育水平和寻求刺激倾向的情况下，对赛车运动的兴趣程度与对超速的态度显著相关。对赛车运动的兴趣程度越高，支持超速的态度就越高。与之前对年轻男性驾驶员的研究不同，在这项针对成熟驾驶员的研究中，对赛车运动的兴趣与超速违规之间没有显著关系。讨论了该研究对道路安全干预措施的影响。
