Transport company safety climate - the impact on truck driver behaviour and crash involvement

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2017-03-01

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Taylor & Francis: STM, Behavioural Science and Public Health Titles

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1538-9588

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Sullman MJM, Stephens AN, Pajo K, Transport company safety climate - the impact on truck driver behaviour and crash involvement, Traffic Injury Prevention, Volume 18, Issue 3, 2017, pp. 306-311

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Objective: The present study investigated the relationships between safety climate and driving behavior and crash involvement.

Methods: A total of 339 company-employed truck drivers completed a questionnaire that measured their perceptions of safety climate, crash record, speed choice, and aberrant driving behaviors (errors, lapses, and violations).

Results: Although there was no direct relationship between the drivers' perceptions of safety climate and crash involvement, safety climate was a significant predictor of engagement in risky driving behaviors, which were in turn predictive of crash involvement.

Conclusions: This research shows that safety climate may offer an important starting point for interventions aimed at reducing risky driving behavior and thus fewer vehicle collisions.

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Safety climate, trucks, crash involvement, aberrant driving behavior, DBQ

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