Abstract
The driver, the road, the rules.....and the rest? A systems-based approach to young driver road safety
Abstracts of the 28th International Congress of Applied Psychology
International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP): From Crisis to Sustainable Well-Being, 28th (Paris, France, 08-Jul-2014–13-Jul-2014)
2014
Abstract
The persistent overrepresentation of young drivers in road crashes is universally recognised. A multitude of factors influencing their behaviour and safety have been identified through methods including crash analyses, simulated and naturalistic driving studies, and self-report measures. Across the globe numerous, diverse, countermeasures have been implemented; the design of the vast majority of these has been informed by a driver-centric approach. An alternative approach gaining popularity in transport safety is the systems approach which considers not only the characteristics of the individual, but also the decisions and actions of other actors within the road transport system, along with the interactions amongst them. This paper argues that for substantial improvements to be made in young driver road safety, what has been learnt from driver-centric research needs to be integrated into a systems approach, thus providing a holistic appraisal of the young driver road safety problem. Only then will more effective opportunities and avenues for intervention be realised.
Details
- Title
- The driver, the road, the rules.....and the rest? A systems-based approach to young driver road safety
- Authors
- Bridie Scott-Parker (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessNatassia Goode (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessPaul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
- Publication details
- Abstracts of the 28th International Congress of Applied Psychology
- Conference details
- International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP): From Crisis to Sustainable Well-Being, 28th (Paris, France, 08-Jul-2014–13-Jul-2014)
- Publisher
- International Association for Applied Psychology (IAAP)
- Date published
- 2014
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449123502621
- Output Type
- Abstract
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