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The result of anthrometrical limitations is, among other things, the usual construction of passenger automobiles for a range from a 5th-percentile woman to a 95th-percentile man driver, determining the position and adjustability (movement) of the seat, the position and angle of the windscreen, and the torso of the driver. Anthropometrical changes, especially the form of the stochastic normal function for the division of certain measures in Serbia and possibly at the global level, influence the increase in all anthropometrical values but also influence the difference between the measurements for the 5th-percentile woman and the 95th-percentile man driver, for which range the passenger automobile is usually adjusted. On the other hand, this leads to difficulties and the impossibility of normal use of the steering wheel with the hands of a small 5th-percentile aged woman because they are too near, and also the 95th-percentile aged man driver, because they are too far. Therefore, the usual design of the steering wheel for a total 50th-percentile hermaphrodite (man—woman) is no longer sustainable, but the tip of the steering-wheel shaft should also be adjusted to suit a certain range, until a more acceptable technical solution is found.

Using data from three samples and more than 1000 participants, this study examined the psychometric properties of the Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ) in three countries from South-East Europe. Differences in driving behaviour between countries were also investigated.Exploratory factor analysis results supported the distinction between errors and violations in all three countries. Furthermore, the positive associations of both errors and violations with selfreported traffic accidents were also consistent in all three samples. In terms of differencesin driving behaviour, Romanian drivers scored higher on many error and violation items. Also, speeding violations were the most common violations in all three countries. Overall, our results provide further support for using the DBQ to measure aberrant (i.e. errors and violations) driver behaviour.

Aggressive driving behavior is a global phenomenon that is occurring with increasing frequency. This form of on-road behavior increases risk and, consequently, the number of traffic accidents with human victims. The main aim in this study was to determine the relationships between motivation and attitudes, and between driving anger and aggression. The sample consisted of 137 men and 123 women. Our results showed that the prediction of driving anger was not highly dependent on motives and attitudes, and driving anger was likely due to other determinants (e.g., personality traits, on-road frustrations). However, motives and attitudes were shown to be very important in predicting aggressive driving.