Predictors of Self-reported Crashes among Iranian Drivers: Exploratory Analysis of an Extended Driver Behavior Questionnaire

Amin Mohamadi Hezaveh; Trond Nordfjærn; Amir Reza Mamdoohi; Özlem Şimşekoğlu

doi:10.7307/ptt.v30i1.2412

Amin Mohamadi Hezaveh University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Trond Nordfjærn St. Olavs University Hospital, Clinic of Substance Use and Addiction Medicine, R&D Department, Trondheim, Norway
Amir Reza Mamdoohi Highway Engineering & Transportation Planning Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Özlem Şimşekoğlu Nord University, Traffic School and Driver Teacher Education, Stjørdal, Norway. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Psychology, Trondheim, Norway

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v30i1.2412

Keywords: Driver Behaviour Questionnaire, Exploratory Factor Analysis, self-reported crashes predictor, road safety, human factor,

Abstract

More than 16,500 people lose their lives each year due to traffic crashes in Iran, which reflects one of the highest road traffic fatality rates in the world. The aim of the present study is to investigate the factors structure of an extended Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ) and to examine the gender differences in the extracted factors among Iranian drivers. Further, the study tested the association between DBQ factors, demographic characteristics, and self-reported crashes. Based on Iranian driving culture, an extended (36 items) Internet-based version of the DBQ was distributed among Iranian drivers. The results of Exploratory Factor Analysis based on a sample of 632 Iranians identified a five-factor solution named “Speeding and Pushing Violations”, “Lapses and Errors”, “Violations Causing Inattention”, “Aggressive Violations” and “Traffic Violations” which account for 44.7 percent of the total variance. The results also revealed that females were more prone to Lapses and Errors, whereas males reported more violations than females. Logistic regression analysis identified Violations Causing Inattention, Speeding and Pushing Violations as predictors of self-reported crashes in a three-year period. The results were discussed in line with road traffic safety countermeasures suitable for the Iranian context.

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Amin Mohamadi Hezaveh, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Amin Mohamadihezaveh is a Ph.D. student in the area of Transportation and started his work at the department of civil and environmental engineering in the university of Tennessee as a graduate research assistant. Amin graduated from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran in 2011; with the focus on road safety and driver behavior from the department of civil engineering.

Trond Nordfjærn, St. Olavs University Hospital, Clinic of Substance Use and Addiction Medicine, R&D Department, Trondheim, Norway

Trond Nordfjærn has expertise in Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Community Psychology. He is currently a research scientist at St Olavs University Hospital, Clinic for drug and addiction.

Amir Reza Mamdoohi, Highway Engineering & Transportation Planning Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Amir Reza Mamdoohi was born in Tehran, Iran in 1965. He received his BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 1989, his MSc in Industrial Engineering from Institute for Research and Development in 1996, and his PhD in Civil Engineering- Transportation Planning and Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 2005. He has been a faculty member since then. His major field of study includes Transportation Planning and Management, Transportation Demand Forecasting, Transportation Safety Modeling, Discrete Choice Models and Behavioral Modeling, .

He is currently an assistant professor and head of Transportation Planning Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty at Tarbiat Modares University.

http://www.modares.ac.ir/~armamdoohi

Özlem Şimşekoğlu, Nord University, Traffic School and Driver Teacher Education, Stjørdal, Norway. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Psychology, Trondheim, Norway

Ozlem is a postdoc fellow at the department of psychology in the university of NTNU.

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