Predictors of rural driver self-reported passing behaviors when interacting with farm equipment on the roadway
Background: Crashes involving farm equipment (FE) are a major safety concern for farmers as well as all other users of the public road system in both rural and urban areas. These crashes often involve passenger vehicle drivers striking the farm equipment from behind or attempting to pass, but little...
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| author | Amir Ghanbari Cara Hamann Stephanie Jansson Michelle Reyes Kayla Faust Joseph Cavanaugh Natoshia Askelson Corinne Peek-Asa |
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| description | Background: Crashes involving farm equipment (FE) are a major safety concern for farmers as well as all other users of the public road system in both rural and urban areas. These crashes often involve passenger vehicle drivers striking the farm equipment from behind or attempting to pass, but little is known about drivers’ perceived norms and self-reported passing behaviors. The objective of this study is to examine factors influencing drivers' farm equipment passing frequencies and their perceptions about the passing behaviors of other drivers. Methods: Data were collected via intercept surveys with adult drivers at local gas stations in two small rural towns in Iowa. The survey asked drivers about their demographic information, frequency of passing farm equipment, and perceptions of other drivers' passing behavior in their community and state when approaching farm equipment (proximal and distal descriptive norms). A multinomial logistic regression model was used to estimate the relationship between descriptive norms and self-reported passing behavior. Results: Survey data from 201 adult drivers showed that only 10% of respondents considered farm equipment crashes to be a top road safety concern. Respondents who perceived others passing farm equipment frequently in their community were more likely to report that they also frequently pass farm equipment. The results also showed interactions between gender and experience operating farm equipment in terms of self-reported passing behavior. Conclusions/implications: Results from this study suggest local and state-level norms and perceptions of those norms may be important targets for intervention to improve individual driving behaviors around farm equipment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-619d58de4c144f3480ae8e8a30d0ef8f2023-12-15T07:25:36ZengElsevierTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives2590-19822023-11-0122100926Predictors of rural driver self-reported passing behaviors when interacting with farm equipment on the roadwayAmir Ghanbari0Cara Hamann1Stephanie Jansson2Michelle Reyes3Kayla Faust4Joseph Cavanaugh5Natoshia Askelson6Corinne Peek-Asa7Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, S449 CPHB, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Corresponding author at: Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, S449 CPHB, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, S449 CPHB, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, USAInjury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa College of Public Health, 145 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, USAUniversity of Iowa, Driving Safety Research Institute, 127 NADS, Iowa City, IA 52242, USAInjury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, S143 CPHB, Iowa City, IA 52241, USAInjury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa College of Public Health, 145 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, USADepartment of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IA, USA; University of Iowa Public Policy Center, Iowa City, IA, USAInjury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, S143 CPHB, Iowa City, IA 52241, USA; Office of Research Affairs, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, #0043, La Jolla, CA 92093, USABackground: Crashes involving farm equipment (FE) are a major safety concern for farmers as well as all other users of the public road system in both rural and urban areas. These crashes often involve passenger vehicle drivers striking the farm equipment from behind or attempting to pass, but little is known about drivers’ perceived norms and self-reported passing behaviors. The objective of this study is to examine factors influencing drivers' farm equipment passing frequencies and their perceptions about the passing behaviors of other drivers. Methods: Data were collected via intercept surveys with adult drivers at local gas stations in two small rural towns in Iowa. The survey asked drivers about their demographic information, frequency of passing farm equipment, and perceptions of other drivers' passing behavior in their community and state when approaching farm equipment (proximal and distal descriptive norms). A multinomial logistic regression model was used to estimate the relationship between descriptive norms and self-reported passing behavior. Results: Survey data from 201 adult drivers showed that only 10% of respondents considered farm equipment crashes to be a top road safety concern. Respondents who perceived others passing farm equipment frequently in their community were more likely to report that they also frequently pass farm equipment. The results also showed interactions between gender and experience operating farm equipment in terms of self-reported passing behavior. Conclusions/implications: Results from this study suggest local and state-level norms and perceptions of those norms may be important targets for intervention to improve individual driving behaviors around farm equipment.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198223001732Farm equipmentPublic roadsOccupational accidents/injuriesDescriptive normsRural roadsOvertaking/passing |
| spellingShingle | Amir Ghanbari Cara Hamann Stephanie Jansson Michelle Reyes Kayla Faust Joseph Cavanaugh Natoshia Askelson Corinne Peek-Asa Predictors of rural driver self-reported passing behaviors when interacting with farm equipment on the roadway Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives Farm equipment Public roads Occupational accidents/injuries Descriptive norms Rural roads Overtaking/passing |
| title | Predictors of rural driver self-reported passing behaviors when interacting with farm equipment on the roadway |
| title_full | Predictors of rural driver self-reported passing behaviors when interacting with farm equipment on the roadway |
| title_fullStr | Predictors of rural driver self-reported passing behaviors when interacting with farm equipment on the roadway |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of rural driver self-reported passing behaviors when interacting with farm equipment on the roadway |
| title_short | Predictors of rural driver self-reported passing behaviors when interacting with farm equipment on the roadway |
| title_sort | predictors of rural driver self reported passing behaviors when interacting with farm equipment on the roadway |
| topic | Farm equipment Public roads Occupational accidents/injuries Descriptive norms Rural roads Overtaking/passing |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198223001732 |
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