Conference paper
Orange light versus yellow light: Validation of the Behaviour of Young Novice Drivers Scale in a New Zealand young driver population
Proceedings of the 2014 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, pp.1-14
Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education (ARSRPE) Conference, 2014 (Melbourne, Australia, 12-Nov-2014–14-Nov-2014)
Australasian College of Road Safety
2014
Abstract
The Behaviour of Young Novice Drivers Scale (the BYNDS, Scott-Parker et al., 2010) is a reliable and valid self-report 44-item instrument which explores the frequency of a breadth of risky driving behaviours which appear to place young and novice drivers at increased risk of road crash injury. As part of a larger collaborative research project, the Australian-developed BYNDS was piloted in a sample of 20 young New Zealand drivers (n = 14 aged 16-18 years, 9 males; n = 6 aged 19-24 years, 2 males). The wording of 21 BYNDS items was modified to reflect the cultural context of the participating New Zealand drivers. The refined BYNDS was applied in a sample of 325 young drivers (n = 116 aged 16-18 years, 65 males; n = 209 aged 19-24 years, 98 males), and the factor structure examined, including exploratory factor analysis for each gender. The 5-factor structure of the BYNDS was supported, with young drivers reporting considerable engagement in risky driving exposure, moderate engagement in transient violations and mood-related driving, and less fixed violations and driving misjudgements. Risky driving exposure was predictive of self-reported crash involvement for both males and females, suggesting targeted intervention regarding when, and the circumstances under which, the young driver is on the road.
Details
- Title
- Orange light versus yellow light: Validation of the Behaviour of Young Novice Drivers Scale in a New Zealand young driver population
- Authors
- Bridie Scott-Parker (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessCatherine Proffitt (Author)
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 2014 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, pp.1-14
- Conference details
- Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education (ARSRPE) Conference, 2014 (Melbourne, Australia, 12-Nov-2014–14-Nov-2014)
- Publisher
- Australasian College of Road Safety
- Date published
- 2014
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2014 The Author. Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. This paper can be found in the online database of papers for this conference at http://acrs.org.au/publications/conference-papers/database/
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449812602621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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