Influencing Factors for Illegal Driving Behaviors of Rural Bus Drivers

Abstract

To improve the safety management of rural buses, this paper attempts to identify the factors affecting the drivers' behavioral features and their illegal driving behaviors. From the perspective of driver psychology, the safety incentive (SI) index was introduced to improve the theory of planned behavior (TPB) model. Then, the authors verified the improved TPB model for the illegal driving behaviors of rural bus drivers. In addition, the influence mechanisms of several factors on the illegal driving behaviors were fully analyzed, namely, attitude toward the behavior (AB), subjective norm (SN), perceived behavioral control (PBC), and the SI. The results show that the rural bus drivers have not developed a correct understanding of illegal driving behaviors; the attitudes of families, friends and passengers can indirectly affect the driving behaviors; the PBC of the driver has a direct or an indirect influence on the illegal driving behaviors; the SI, as the additional index, has a significant inhibitory effect on illegal driving behaviors. Finally, it is advised to improve the safety management of rural buses by improving education and publicity, supervising the whole driving process, and perfecting the SI system.

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“…However, traditional TPB has limitations in explaining the driving behavior due to the lack of analysis of some additional infuencing factors. In terms of integrating new factors with TPB, Xiao and Liang [20] introduced safety incentives to improve TPB and conducted a study on the violation behavior of rural bus drivers. Te results showed that safety incentives signifcantly inhibited illegal driving behavior as an additional factor.…”

“…Punishment avoidance had a signifcant negative impact on speeding behavior. Xiao and Liang [20] conducted a study on the violation behavior of rural bus drivers, starting from the psychological perspective of drivers and introducing safety incentive indicators to improve the TPB model. Te results showed that the improved TPB model could efectively identify the factors afecting rural bus drivers' violation behavior, and safety incentives had signifcant inhibitory efects on both the intention and behavior of violation driving.…”