Affiliation:
1. School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT, Australia
2. School of Aviation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract
Road related fatalities are a global problem. Speed management remains an elusive skill for many young drivers. The main aim of the study is to understand self-reported speeding behavior, as well as the situations in which young novice and young experienced drivers exceed the speed limit. Three hundred and thirty-four young drivers completed the online driving survey. All participants were grouped based on experience (i.e., novice vs. experienced) and type of drivers (i.e., conformer, dettered, manipulator and defier). Overall, the results showed similarities between responses about their speeding behavior for both young novice and young experienced drivers. The results illustrate that the most common situations in which young drivers exceed the posted speed limit are road design, poor signage, rush, human error, and low traffic volume areas. These results are valuable in developing training to ‘calibrate’ young drivers’ actual and perceived behavior and improve their speed compliance.
Funder
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, Australian Government
Subject
General Medicine,General Chemistry
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