Citation

Brandau H, Daghofer F, Hofmann M, Spitzer P. Accid. Anal. Prev. 2011; 43(5): 1713-1719.

Affiliation

Catholic University College for Education, Graz, Austria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.aap.2011.03.030

PMID

21658498

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify subtypes of young moped drivers and analyze how these subtypes are involved in risk preferences and road crashes. DESIGN: A group of Austrian teenage moped drivers (213, 28% girls) completed an online questionnaire about moped usage, injuries, driving style, inattention, impulsivity, and personality according to the Five-Factor Model of Personality and Cloninger's model of personality. RESULTS: A cluster analysis yielded four types of moped drivers. One type was characterized by a high level of neuroticism, the second type was characterized by a risky personality and a risky driving style, the third type had a more cautious driving style, and the fourth type was characterized by a risky personality and high levels on inattention and impulsivity. CONCLUSIONS: Our conclusions suggest that young moped drivers should not be perceived as a homogenous group, according to measures of injury prevention and intervention.


Keywords: Driver distraction;

Language: en