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Predicting safe riding behavior and accidents - Demography, beliefs, and behavior in motorcycling safety

Rutter, Derek R., Quine, Lyn, Chesham, D.J. (1995) Predicting safe riding behavior and accidents - Demography, beliefs, and behavior in motorcycling safety. Psychology & Health, 10 (5). pp. 369-386. ISSN 0887-0446. (doi:10.1080/08870449508401957) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:19010)

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Abstract

A prospective national survey of British motorcyclists was designed, to examine the relationships between beliefs about safe riding, behaviour on the roads, and accidents and spills. At Time 1, 4100 riders were sent a postal questionnaire to tap their beliefs about safe riding and their self-reported behaviour on the roads in the previous year. Half the sample received a questionnaire based on the Theory of Reasoned Action (Fishbein and Ajzen, 1975) and half received a questionnaire based on the Health Belief Model (Rosenstock, 1966; Janz and Pecker, 1984). Twelve months later, at Time 2, respondents were asked to complete a second questionnaire, in which they reported their behaviour and accident history in the intervening period. The most important behavioural predictor of spills and accidents was found to be a factor which measured violations - breaking the law and rules about safe riding. Law and rule breaking was strongly predicted by demographic factors, particularly age, sex, and experience, and by beliefs. We conclude that beliefs about safe riding do predict riding behaviour, which in turn predicts accident involvement, and that beliefs are best seen as mediators between demographic inputs, such as age and experience, and behavioural outcomes.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/08870449508401957
Uncontrolled keywords: Motorcycling safety, demography, beliefs
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies
Depositing User: I.T. Ekpo
Date Deposited: 30 May 2009 18:20 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:57 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/19010 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Rutter, Derek R..

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