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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"dangerous driving"”.
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Validity and Reliability Assessment of a Dangerous Driving Self-Report Measure
The Dula Dangerous Driving Index (DDDI) was created to measure drivers' self-reported propensity to drive dangerously (Dula & Ballard, in press). In the early stages of development, the DDDI and each of its subscales (Dangerous Driving Total, Aggressive Driving, Negative Emotional Driving, and …
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Examining Attention, Impulsiveness, and Cognitive Failures in Driving Behaviors
<p>Dangerous driving behaviors are influenced by multiple factors including cognitive processes such as impulse inhibition and attentiveness. Impulsiveness, inattention, and cognitive failures have been linked to other risky behaviors, but a comprehensive evaluation using multiple methods of …
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Learning driver gaze
Driving is a singularly complex task that humans manage to perform successfully day in and day out, guided only by what their eyes can see. Given how prevalent, complex, and not to mention dangerous driving is, it's surprising that we don't really understand how drivers actually use vision to …
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Feasibility of Restricted Driver Licenses for Suspended New Jersey Drivers
… off of the roads, in hopes of having a safer driving environment for others on the road. Drivers in New Jersey can have their driver's license suspended for a number of reasons. These include dangerous driving behaviors such as reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol or …
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Evaluation of a Prototype System for the Automatic Capture of School Bus Passing Violations
… arm in full view" as a somewhat or extremely dangerous driving behavior (Boyle, Dienstfrey, and Sothoron, 1998). Despite this public opinion, there is evidence that the number of vehicles that illegally pass school buses each day is substantial. Based on data collected throughout the state of …
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Mad or Magnificent? Mothers Who Cycle With Their Children in The UK
… when cycling, such as verbal abuse, careless and dangerous driving and sub-par infrastructure were common. These incidents frequently left mothers questioning their choice to cycle with their children due to concerns about safety. However, because the majority of mothers were highly motivated to …
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Beyond Scaring Them Straight: Assessing Alternative Measures of Persuasion in Road Safety Campaigns
… underpinning young drivers’ engagement in risky driving. An evaluation of a young driver RSI, found that young males were less likely than young females to report safer attitudes and intentions after attending the RSI. We considered that this may be due to personality characteristics, such as …
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Determinants of risky decision-making: What is peer influence?
… and risky decision-making have been linked to dangerous driving, substance use, gambling, overspending, and general delinquency. The aim of the series of studies presented in this thesis was to gain an understanding into contextual factors that influence decision-making, focusing on the effects …