DATS (Development and Advising in Traffic Safety) Research Group, INTRAS (Research Institute on Traffic and Road Safety), University of Valencia, 46022 València, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Dec 12;15(12):2828. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15122828.
Road Safety Education (RSE) is widely known as a reliable determinant of the future results for what concerns health and welfare and as an undisputable factor which contributes to the social behavior of individuals and to their mid- and long-term road safety outcomes. However, its development has been relatively scarce in most countries, a fact which has contributed to letting matters as delicate as traffic crashes, largely explained by road misbehaviors, continue to be a prevalent problem, thus affecting the health of the community.
The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between demographic and RSE-related variables and the self-reported road risky behavior of Spanish students.
For this cross-sectional study, a representative sample of 4062 (51.5% males and 48.5% females) participants attending primary (47.5%), secondary (40.7%), and high school (11.7%) was gathered through a national survey on RSE and road behaviors.
A set of significant associations between demographic factors, RSE variables, and self-reported road behaviors was found. Furthermore, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) allowed us to establish that age and observed misbehaviors (positively), and attitudes towards road safety and risk perception (negatively), have a direct link with the road risky behavior of children and young people. The knowledge of traffic rules was not a significant predictor of road behavior.
The results of this study show that, together with demographic factors such as age, RSE-related variables have an effect on the road behavior of children and young people. They also suggest the need for strengthening actions to be implemented in road safety (Road Safety Education) at scholar and community levels.
道路安全教育（RSE）被广泛认为是影响健康和福利的未来结果的可靠决定因素，也是影响个人社会行为及其中期和长期道路安全结果的无可争议的因素。然而，在大多数国家，它的发展相对较少，这使得像交通事故这样微妙的问题，在很大程度上可以归因于违反交通规则的行为，继续成为一个普遍存在的问题，从而影响到社区的健康。
本研究旨在描述人口统计学和与 RSE 相关的变量与西班牙学生自我报告的道路危险行为之间的关系。
本横断面研究通过一项关于 RSE 和道路行为的全国性调查，收集了 4062 名（51.5%为男性，48.5%为女性）参与者的代表性样本，他们分别来自小学（47.5%）、中学（40.7%）和高中（11.7%）。
发现人口统计学因素、RSE 变量和自我报告的道路行为之间存在一系列显著的关联。此外，结构方程模型（SEM）允许我们确定年龄和观察到的不良行为（呈正相关），以及对道路安全和风险感知的态度（呈负相关），与儿童和青少年的道路危险行为直接相关。对交通规则的了解不是道路行为的重要预测因素。
本研究的结果表明，除了年龄等人口统计学因素外，RSE 相关变量对儿童和青少年的道路行为有影响。它们还表明需要加强在学校和社区层面实施的道路安全（道路安全教育）行动。
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