Gender-related differences in distances travelled, driving behaviour and traffic accidents among university students

Jiménez-Mejías, Eladio; Amezcua-Prieto, Carmen; Martínez-Ruiz, Virginia; Castillo, Juan de Dios Luna del; Lardelli-Claret, Pablo; Jiménez-Moleón, José Juan

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2014.09.008

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“…These result is supported by [9][10][11]. A possible explanation for this might be due to the fact that male drivers has more number of kilometres driven as compared to female drivers and number of female drivers is significantly lower than the number of male drivers.…”

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confidence: 64%

Differences of Driving Experience and Gender on Traffic Offences Among Malaysian Motorists

Liew¹,

Hamidun²,

Soid³

2017

MATEC Web Conf.

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Abstract. This study attempt to examine the influence of driving experience and gender on different traffic offences. Questionnaire survey was conducted to measure the frequency of committing eleven types of traffic. Data collected were analysed using t-test and Chi-square. Results indicate that male drivers have high score in speeding, red light running, tailgating and using emergency lane. Significant differences emerged between driving experiences in speeding, red light running, dangerously cutting into traffic, using hand phone while driving/riding and driving/riding with noncompliance specification vehicle.

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confidence: 64%

Differences of Driving Experience and Gender on Traffic Offences Among Malaysian Motorists

Liew¹,

Hamidun²,

Soid³

2017

MATEC Web Conf.

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“…A gendered bodies explanation could contribute to producing similar patterns in earlier adulthood, including women's shorter distances driven, greater self-regulated driving and lower confidence in their driving ability (Bergdahl 2005; Jiménez-Mejías et al . 2014). Further, driving experiences across adulthood are likely to shape later-life gender patterns, as indicated by research finding that older women who report more ‘male-like’ personal driving histories are more likely to be drivers than are their less-experienced peers (Hakamies-Blomqvist and Siren 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

Explaining gender differences in self-regulated driving: what roles do health limitations and driving alternatives play?

Barrett¹,

Gumber²,

Douglas³

2017

Ageing and Society

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One of the strongest and most consistent predictors of self-regulated driving is gender, with women more likely than men to limit their driving in situations like bad weather or at night. However, studies have focused more on documenting these gender patterns than on explaining the processes underlying them, which may vary in their implications for transportation, health and ageing policy. Our study addresses this issue by examining two potential explanations for women's greater likelihood of self-regulated driving: their greater health limitations and use of driving alternatives. Using a nationally representative sample of older Americans (2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study, N = 4,842), we conducted logistic regressions predicting driving under four limitations: alone, at night, in rain or other bad weather and on highways. Our results provide stronger support for the driving alternatives explanation, especially women's greater reliance on rides from family and friends. Health limitations do contribute to explaining one of the self-regulated driving behaviours – avoiding driving alone. Our findings suggest that willingness to use driving alternatives is part of transitioning from driving. However, the relatively low use of all the alternatives we examined points to the importance of better understanding older adults’ transportation needs and preferences, including their gendered dimensions.

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“…Gender differences in driving literature were established at both behavioral and cognitive levels ( Getzmann et al, 2018 ). Males showed less concern for driving safety issues ( Butters et al, 2012 ) and higher speed driving ( Hagen, 1975 ; Taylor et al, 1991 ; Lourens et al, 1999 ), had a greater tendency to take risks ( Evans, 1991 ), a greater likelihood to commit driving violations ( Rhodes and Pivik, 2011 ), and more aggressive behavior and proneness to being involved in road accidents than females ( Simon and Corbett, 1996 ; Jiménez-Mejías et al, 2014 ). Cordellieri et al (2016) demonstrated that young male drivers were more prone to accept driving violations, speeding, and alcohol and drugs use.…”

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Spatial Mental Transformation Skills Discriminate Fitness to Drive in Young and Old Adults

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Literature on driving research suggests a relationship between cognition and driving performance in older and younger drivers. There is little research on adults and driving, despite them being the largest age cohort behind the wheel. Among the cognitive domains, visuospatial abilities are expected to be highly predictive of driving skills and driving fitness. The relationship between specific spatial mental transformation skills (i.e., object and self-based ones) and driving performance has not yet been examined. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between overall cognitive functioning, self and object-based spatial mental transformation skills, and driving performance in a sample of younger and older adult drivers. Participants were comprised of one hundred younger and 83 older adult Italian drivers. Participants completed a computerized driving test assessing traffic stress resilience, visual and motor reaction time, and the ability to obtain an overview of the traffic scenario (DT, vRT, mRT, and ATAV respectively in the Shufried®-Vienna Test System–DRIVESC). The Mental Rotation Test (MRT) and the Object Perspective Taking Test (OPT) were administered in order to assess object-based and self-based spatial mental transformation skills. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment Test (MoCA) was administered control for global cognitive functioning. The effects of education and gender were also controlled in the analysis. The results of the present study suggested that: (1) The effect of age, favoring younger participants, was found in DT, vRT, mRT, and ATAVT tests. (2) The effect of global cognitive functioning was found in DT and ATAV tests. (3) The effect of the spatial mental transformation tests was found in DT, vRT (MRT only), and ATAVT (OPT only) tests. Taken together, these results suggest the specific contribution of spatial mental transformation skills in the execution of complex behaviors connected to the fitness to drive. Prospectively, the results of the present study relating spatial mental transformation skills and driving processes may be a valuable source of knowledge for researchers dealing with the relationship between cognitive resources and navigation aids.

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Gender-related differences in distances travelled, driving behaviour and traffic accidents among university students

Cited by 48 publications

References 32 publications

Differences of Driving Experience and Gender on Traffic Offences Among Malaysian Motorists

Differences of Driving Experience and Gender on Traffic Offences Among Malaysian Motorists

Explaining gender differences in self-regulated driving: what roles do health limitations and driving alternatives play?

Spatial Mental Transformation Skills Discriminate Fitness to Drive in Young and Old Adults

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