Analyses of Aggressiveness, Impulsiveness, and Demographics of the Drivers in Sulaimaniyah City Using Questionnaire Form
In order to increase traffic safety on our roads, certain forms of behavior and personality traits of passenger car drivers were studied. As an attempt to understand the potential contribution of drivers’ impulsiveness and aggressiveness in traffic accidents in Sulaimaniyah City, this study wa...
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| description | In order to increase traffic safety on our roads, certain forms of behavior and personality
traits of passenger car drivers were studied. As an attempt to understand the potential
contribution of drivers’ impulsiveness and aggressiveness in traffic accidents in
Sulaimaniyah City, this study was conducted. The correlation between drivers’
impulsiveness and aggressiveness were also explored. Participants, who filled Barratt
Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) and Aggressive Driving Behavior Questionnaire
(ADBQ), were 244 drivers. The male drivers who answered the questionnaires were
143, while female drivers were 101. The results of the statistical analyses showed that
male drivers are driving more aggressively than female drivers; as a result, male drivers
faced higher numbers of traffic accidents than female drivers. There were no significant
differences between male and female drivers regarding drivers’ impulsivity. Speeding
as a measuring scale of the aggressive driving is significantly correlated with secondorder impulsiveness subscales. The attentional and motor impulsiveness subscales are
more correlated with the total score of the driving aggressiveness than non-planning
subscale. There was moderate correlation between the impulsiveness total score and the
overall aggressiveness score. The impulsiveness of the drivers was negatively correlated
with the drivers’ ages and positively correlated with number of crashes; while the
driving aggressiveness was significantly correlated with number of crashes and
negatively with gender and age of the drivers. The traffic police in Sulaimaniyah City
can benefit from the results of this paper during permitting driving license and
enforcement processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2a9a012866354a46ba0c08859b63ba0f2022-12-22T03:20:30ZaraUniversity of SulaimaniaSulaimani Journal for Engineering Sciences2410-16992415-66552020-12-017324125410.17656/sjes.10143Analyses of Aggressiveness, Impulsiveness, and Demographics of the Drivers in Sulaimaniyah City Using Questionnaire FormHardy Kamal Karim0University of Sulaimani - College of Engineering - Department of Civil Engineering In order to increase traffic safety on our roads, certain forms of behavior and personality traits of passenger car drivers were studied. As an attempt to understand the potential contribution of drivers’ impulsiveness and aggressiveness in traffic accidents in Sulaimaniyah City, this study was conducted. The correlation between drivers’ impulsiveness and aggressiveness were also explored. Participants, who filled Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) and Aggressive Driving Behavior Questionnaire (ADBQ), were 244 drivers. The male drivers who answered the questionnaires were 143, while female drivers were 101. The results of the statistical analyses showed that male drivers are driving more aggressively than female drivers; as a result, male drivers faced higher numbers of traffic accidents than female drivers. There were no significant differences between male and female drivers regarding drivers’ impulsivity. Speeding as a measuring scale of the aggressive driving is significantly correlated with secondorder impulsiveness subscales. The attentional and motor impulsiveness subscales are more correlated with the total score of the driving aggressiveness than non-planning subscale. There was moderate correlation between the impulsiveness total score and the overall aggressiveness score. The impulsiveness of the drivers was negatively correlated with the drivers’ ages and positively correlated with number of crashes; while the driving aggressiveness was significantly correlated with number of crashes and negatively with gender and age of the drivers. The traffic police in Sulaimaniyah City can benefit from the results of this paper during permitting driving license and enforcement processes. https://sites.google.com/a/univsul.edu.iq/sjes/issues/vol7no3/sjes-10143aggressivenessimpulsivenessdriver demographytraffic safetydriver behavior. |
| spellingShingle | Hardy Kamal Karim Analyses of Aggressiveness, Impulsiveness, and Demographics of the Drivers in Sulaimaniyah City Using Questionnaire Form Sulaimani Journal for Engineering Sciences aggressiveness impulsiveness driver demography traffic safety driver behavior. |
| title | Analyses of Aggressiveness, Impulsiveness, and Demographics of the Drivers in Sulaimaniyah City Using Questionnaire Form |
| title_full | Analyses of Aggressiveness, Impulsiveness, and Demographics of the Drivers in Sulaimaniyah City Using Questionnaire Form |
| title_fullStr | Analyses of Aggressiveness, Impulsiveness, and Demographics of the Drivers in Sulaimaniyah City Using Questionnaire Form |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analyses of Aggressiveness, Impulsiveness, and Demographics of the Drivers in Sulaimaniyah City Using Questionnaire Form |
| title_short | Analyses of Aggressiveness, Impulsiveness, and Demographics of the Drivers in Sulaimaniyah City Using Questionnaire Form |
| title_sort | analyses of aggressiveness impulsiveness and demographics of the drivers in sulaimaniyah city using questionnaire form |
| topic | aggressiveness impulsiveness driver demography traffic safety driver behavior. |
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