Journal article
Young driver perceptions of police traffic enforcement and self reported driving offences
Policing, Vol.39(4), pp.723-739
2016
Abstract
Purpose: Road policing is a key method used to improve driver compliance with road laws. However, we have a very limited understanding of the perceptions of young drivers regarding police enforcement of road laws. This paper addresses this gap. Design/Methodology/Approach: Within this study 238 young drivers from Queensland, Australia, aged 17-24 years (M = 18, SD = 1.54), with a provisional (intermediate) driver's licence completed an online survey regarding their perceptions of police enforcement and their driver thrill seeking tendencies. This study considered whether these factors influenced self-reported transient (e.g., travelling speed) and fixed (e.g., blood alcohol concentration) road violations by the young drivers. Findings: The results indicate that being detected by police for a traffic offence, and the frequency with which they display P-plates on their vehicle to indicate their licence status, are associated with both self-reported transient and fixed rule violations. Licence type, police avoidance behaviours and driver thrill seeking affected transient rule violations only, while perceptions of police enforcement affected fixed rule violations only. Practical implications: This study suggests that police enforcement of young driver violations of traffic laws may not be as effective as expected and that we need to improve the way in which police enforce road laws for young novice drivers. Originality/value: This paper identifies that perceptions of police enforcement by young drivers does not influence all types of road offences.
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- Title
- Young driver perceptions of police traffic enforcement and self reported driving offences
- Authors
- Lyndel Bates (Author) - Griffith UniversityBridie Scott-Parker (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and LawSiobhan Allen (Author) - Griffith UniversityBarry Watson (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Policing, Vol.39(4), pp.723-739
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2016
- DOI
- 10.1108/PIJPSM-10-2015-0121
- ISSN
- 1363-951X; 1363-951X
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. This article is © Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449697302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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