Driving experience, personality, and skill and safety-motive dimensions in drivers' self-assessments

A comparison of South Australia's driver licensing methods: competency-based training vs. practical examination

“…The resultant factor loadings are shown in Table 1. Two factors were extracted as Lajunen and Summala (1995) found that two dimensions ± safety and skill ± were involved. These two factors were considered not to be related, so they were rotated orthogonally by the varimax method.…”

“…Also, items from the Driver Skill Inventory (DSI; Lajunen & Summala, 1995;see Table 1) and the Driving Behaviour Inventory (DBI; Gulian, Matthews, Glendon, Davies & Debney, 1989; see Table 2) were included to gain some insight into the psychological processes underlying the driving behaviour of young people. A section for comments that subjects considered pertinent was also included.…”

Young Drivers Perceptual Learning Styles Preferences and Traffic Accidents

“…This may support the view that unrealistic self-assessment may be one reason behind young drivers' relatively high accident record. However, research regarding the relationship between age, gender and self-assessment has reported mixed results [15,16,17,18]. Some studies have shown the association between age and selfevaluation to be moderated by driving experience [2,19].…”

Cognitive and Psychomotor Correlates of Self-Reported Driving Skills and Behavior

“…Driving skills, however, reflect the person's actual performance on the road and they can be improved by practice and training. Lajunen and Summala (1995) asserted that safety related skills (defined as the anticipatory accident avoidance skill) should also be included in the assessment of perceptual-motor skills. These authors suggested that the distinction between driving and safety skills is critical because the driver's internal balance between these skills reflects the driver's attitude to safety.…”

“…These authors suggested that the distinction between driving and safety skills is critical because the driver's internal balance between these skills reflects the driver's attitude to safety. Thus, Lajunen and Summala (1995) developed the Driver Skill Inventory (DSI) to assess both general perceptual-motor performance and safety concerns. Although both driver behaviors and skills have been examined in relation to accident risk, their links with the cognitive, perceptual, and psychomotor abilities have not been studied.…”