Citation

Rajalin S, Poysti L. Liikenneturvan tutkimusmonisteita 2011; (124).

Vernacular Title

Liikennesaantojen noudattaminen. Vertailututkimus vuosilta 2002 ja 2009

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011)

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Abstract

The aim of this monitoring study was to find out the attitudes of drivers towards certain traffic rules and their abiding by those rules during 2002 and 2009. The target group for the study was drivers 18 years old or older. The study focused on drivers' attitudes towards speeding, drunk driving and driving without a license, failure to use a seatbelt, walking and driving against a red light, tailgating and crossing a yellow line while passing. The research study sought to clarify: 1) How serious are these traffic violations in the mind of the study participant? 2) How often does the participant commit these violations according to his/her own estimate? 3) Why do the offenders these acts? The development trend is that people commit the more common types of violations more often than previously - and at the same time, the rarer offenses are committed less frequently than before. The drivers assess that drunk driving is the most serious type of offense. The runner-ups in 2009 were driving without a license and running a red light. The least severe traffic violation was viewed to be speeding less than 15 km/h over the speed limit. The attitudes on failure to use a seatbelt had tightened the most. People also drove less frequently without seatbelts. The gap between men and women had narrowed down, The drivers reported that their most common offense is speeding, only six out of 100 participants stated that they never go over the speed limit, not even slightly. Considerable speeding (over 15 km/h) was an occasional habit for every fourth driver. The study results regarding driving less than 15 km/h over the speed limit showed that women's attitudes and abiding by the speed limits have come closer to that of men. Three groups were formed of the drivers: the first one obeys the law regardless of one's own personal opinion on it; second group acts in accordance to their attitudes; and the third group breaks the law despite their attitudes, When asked about the reasons for traffic violations, the drivers gave very similar answers in 2009 and 2002, The most common causes for violations were - during both years - constant hurry and experiencing that the situation was harmless This report may be found at http://www.liikenneturva.fi/www/fi/tutkimus/liitetiedostot/Tutkimusliikennerikkomuksiinsyyllistyminenjasuhtautuminen.pdf

Keywords: Close Following; Attitude (psychol); Drinking driver; Driver; Drunken driving; Finland; Speed limit; Traffic light; Traffic regulations

Language: fi