Journal article
A framework for conceptualising traffic safety culture
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Vol.26(Part B), pp.293-302
2014
Abstract
Traffic safety culture is a relatively new concept which has recently gained attention in the field of traffic safety. There is currently little consensus regarding the nature of the concept, nor how it should be defined. Preliminary definitions have typically focussed on specific road safety problems and the anticipated effect of a strong traffic safety culture. The literature to date has tended to emphasise how traffic safety culture might be created or shaped. However, without a better understanding of the nature and structure of traffic safety culture, discussions regarding changes to traffic safety culture are restricted. An examination of different conceptualisations and definitions of organisational safety culture provides a preliminary theoretical framework for traffic safety culture. Two high risk driving behaviours within the Australian context are compared to illustrate how key factors within this framework can be used to understand and improve road safety outcomes.
Details
- Title
- A framework for conceptualising traffic safety culture
- Authors
- Jason Edwards (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyJames E Freeman (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyDavid Soole (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyBarry Watson (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Vol.26(Part B), pp.293-302
- Publisher
- Pergamon
- Date published
- 2014
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.trf.2014.03.002
- ISSN
- 1369-8478
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2014. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Organisation Unit
- Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450768602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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