The social accident: A theoretical model and a research agenda for studying the influence of social and cultural characteristics on motor vehicle accidents

Factor, Roni; Mahalel, David; Yair, Gad

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2006.12.015

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“…The developed instrument showed high internal consistency and hazardous behavior, namely the cross through nondesignated areas. Assessment of pedestrian's beliefs, behaviors and their relation is essential to develop effective human-based solutions for the roads (Factor Mahalel & Fair, 2007;Parker, Manstead, Stradling & Reason, 1995). In Colombia, two studies have attempted to describe the road users' behaviors (Moncada 2008);Fondo de Prevención Vial, 2006).…”

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“…Pedestrian-vehicle crashes may result from an interaction of traffic-related variables, contextual variables (e.g., environmental conditions), infrastructure and characteristics of road users, (Peden et al, 2004). The assessment of the relative importance of such factors has been attempted mainly through retrospective assessment of crash circumstances (e.g., Lee & Abdel-Aty, 2005;Ryb, Dischinger, Kufera & Soderstrom, 2007) and the assessment of road user response under hypothetical scenarios (e.g., Factor, Mahalel & Fair, 2007;Parker, West, Stradling & Manstead, 1995). While the former approach allows the assessment of real conditions, it is limited by the information that can be collected retrospectively or the resources and time required by analyzing sufficient number of cases.…”

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Pedestrians’ Beliefs about Road Crossing in Bogotá: Questionnaire Development

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Lope Hugo Barrero ** Leonardo a. Quintana *** aLfonso sáncHez **** aLejandro forero ***** juLián Quiroga ****** Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá saraH feLknor ******* University of Texas, Houston, Texas, United States a B s t r a c t Understanding the pedestrian choices is essential for the design of safe road systems. This study develops methods for self-reported assessment of pedestrian behavior. A self-report instrument was developed to investigate the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) constructs in relation to pedestrians' road crossing using a convenient sample. Internal consistency and factor analysis were conducted to test the reliability and construct validity of the instrument. Self-reported intention to execute risky behavior was compared with observed behaviors. The developed questionnaire showed high internal consistency for most of the TPB constructs (Chronbach's alpha>0.7). Factor analyses confirmed that questions grouped in constructs, as hypothesized. Pedestrians' intention to execute risky behavior was related to pedestrians' perceived physical capability and to the simultaneous crossing of other pedestrians. However, this intention correlated moderately with observed risky behavior (R s =0.35). The potential to understand the mechanisms of pedestrian choices using the developed instrument are considered exploratory, yet promising. r e s u m e n El poder entender las decisiones que toma un peatón es esencial para el diseño de sistemas viales seguros. Este estudio desarrolla métodos para la medición del comportamiento del peatón por medio de auto-reportes. Se desarrolló un instrumento de auto-reporte para investigar los constructos de la Teoría del Comportamiento Planeado (TPB, por sus siglas en inglés) en relación al cruce de las vías por parte de los peatones, usando una muestra conveniente. Se condujeron análisis de consistencia interna y de factores para probar la confiabilidad y validez de constructos del instrumento. La intención auto-reportada de ejecutar comportamientos riesgosos fue comparada con los comportamientos observados. El desarrollo del cuestionario mostró una alta consistencia interna para la mayoría de los constructos del TPB (alfa de Cronbach > 0.7). El análisis de factores confirmó que las preguntas se agrupaban en constructos, tal y como se hipotetizó; la intención de los peatones de ejecutar comportamientos riesgosos estuvo relacionada con Key words authors

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Pedestrians’ Beliefs about Road Crossing in Bogotá: Questionnaire Development

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“…In a study of trauma patients those under 40 years of age differed significantly from older participants in displaying greater levels of impulsiveness and indulgence in dangerous behaviours 104 with younger people more likely to report indulging in risk-taking behaviours and reduced risk perception compared to older people. Age is an independent predictor of collision and injury risk and is correlated with risk-taking behaviours for car drivers 105 .…”

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Use of conspicuity aids by cyclists and risk of crashes involving other road users: Population based case-control study

Miller

Kendrick

Coupland

et al. 2017

Journal of Transport & Health

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“…This is also a goal that guides research: there are numerous articles and books describing methods for finding the right causes, as well as articles describing "accident models", that is generic models of factors and their relations that can provide support for finding cause-effect relationships behind accidents (e.g. Heinrich, 1931;1934;Gordon, 1949;Lehto and alvendy, venson, ell n, 2 ollnagel, 2 eveson, 2 Sklet, 2004;Factor et al, 2007;Santos-Reyes and Beard, 2009). Fewer studies (e. g. Elvik, 2010) focus on difficulties of fixing what has been found.…”

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What you find is not always what you fix—How other aspects than causes of accidents decide recommendations for remedial actions

Lundberg

Rollenhagen

Hollnagel

2010

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Abstract:In accident investigation, the ideal is often to follow the principle "what-you-find-iswhat-you-fix", an ideal reflecting that the investigation should be a rational process of first identifying causes, and then implement remedial actions to fix them. Previous research has however identified cognitive and political biases leading away from this ideal. Somewhat surprisingly, however, the same factors that often are highlighted in modern accident models are not perceived in a recursive manner to reflect how they influence the process of accident investigation in itself. Those factors are more extensive than the cognitive and political biases that are often highlighted in theory. Our purpose in this study was to reveal constraints affecting accident investigation practices that lead the investigation towards or away from the ideal of "what-you-find-is-what-you-fix". We conducted a qualitative interview study with 22 accident investigators from different domains in Sweden. We found a wide range of factors that led investigations away from the ideal, most which more resembled factors involved in organizational accidents, rather than reflecting flawed thinking. One particular limitation of investigation was that many investigations stop the analysis at the level of "preventable causes", the level where remedies that were currently practical to implement could be found. This could potentially limit the usefulness of using investigations to get a view on the "big picture" of causes of accidents as a basis for further remedial actions.

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The social accident: A theoretical model and a research agenda for studying the influence of social and cultural characteristics on motor vehicle accidents

Cited by 75 publications

References 62 publications

Pedestrians’ Beliefs about Road Crossing in Bogotá: Questionnaire Development

Pedestrians’ Beliefs about Road Crossing in Bogotá: Questionnaire Development

Use of conspicuity aids by cyclists and risk of crashes involving other road users: Population based case-control study

What you find is not always what you fix—How other aspects than causes of accidents decide recommendations for remedial actions

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