@article{ref1,
title="Drivers' illusions -- no more risk",
journal="Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and behaviour",
year="2002",
author="Rothengatter, Johannes Albertus Talib",
volume="5",
number="4",
pages="249-258",
abstract="In this invited address to the International Congress of Applied Psychology, it is argued that traffic psychology has not had a major impact on accident prevention. The factors that have determined this are discussed. A review of the theories and models pertinent to drivers' risk taking and road user behaviour in general is presented. It is argued that both risk-homeostasis theories and task capability model are not sufficiently precise to be used as a basis for preventive measures. Attitude-behaviour models derived from social psychology have proved to be powerful in identifying motivational factors influencing road user behaviour, but the majority of empirical evidence is based on self-reported rather than observed behaviour. It is argued that individual differences can provide a basis for accident prevention, in particular driver training.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1369-8478",
doi="10.1016/S1369-8478(03)00004-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1369-8478(03)00004-4"
}