Abstract
High numbers of young military personnel die due to road traffic collisions (RTCs). Yet, there is a paucity of research related to the contributing factors (i.e., optimism bias and willingness to take risks) associated with RTCs and the examination of road safety education program tailored at reducing young military fatalities. In order to address this gap in the literature, we examined one specific road safety educational intervention tailored for the UK military personnel and investigated their attitudes towards the program, optimism bias and willingness to take risks. Measures evaluating their optimism bias, willingness to take risks and attitudes towards the program were asked after the participants attended the road safety interventions. The results revealed that young military personnel, aged 18-25, had higher optimism bias and willingness to take risks compared to older military personnel, and that this effect diminishes with age. The results provide importance evidence related to military personnel’s attitudes to risk-taking.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 475-483 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour |
| Volume | 82 |
| Early online date | 8 Oct 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Driver-education interventions
- Military personnel
- Risky-driving behaviors
- Road safety evaluation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Transportation
- Automotive Engineering
- Applied Psychology
- Civil and Structural Engineering