Aggression on the road: Relationships between dysfunctional impulsivity, forgiveness, negative emotions, and aggressive driving

Bicycle Backlash: Qualitative Examination of Aggressive Driver–Bicyclist Interactions

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.3141/2662-03 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2662 (1) ◽

pp. 22-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daniel P. Piatkowski ◽

Wesley Marshall ◽

Aaron S. Johnson

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Initial Step ◽

Sample Population ◽

Aggressive Driving ◽

Social Good ◽

The Road ◽

Altruistic Punishment ◽

On The Road ◽

Survey Responses ◽

Aggressive Driver

This research investigated aggressive driver–bicyclist interactions. Individuals who identified themselves as both a driver and a bicyclist were asked about their behavior when they encountered a bicyclist on the road while they were driving a car. Open-ended survey responses were analyzed from individuals who reported a propensity for driving too closely to a bicyclist who they felt was not staying to the side of the road. The data were drawn from a snowball-sampled, online survey specifically targeted to elicit responses about rare (i.e., deviant or illegal) behaviors. Little research exists on why individuals would choose to intimidate a bicyclist while they were driving. Applicable theories from sociology and behavioral economics (i.e., theories of crime as social control and as altruistic punishment) were drawn on in this study to help understand why individuals might do so. This paper argues that aggressive driving behavior directed at bicyclists in the sample population could be characterized with two general themes: “teaching them a lesson” and “they had it coming.” In both cases, individuals deflected the blame for their aggressive behavior away from themselves. Instead, they cast themselves as serving a social good by teaching bicyclists how they should behave or by punishing bicyclists for behaving in ways with which the drivers disagreed. The study reported here was an initial step in an effort to identify testable hypotheses through qualitative methods to explain such behaviors and eventually to mitigate them. The intent is to inform actionable directions to address dangerous on-street interactions that act as barriers to a safe transportation system that accommodates all users.

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ABERRANT DRIVING AMONG YOUNG MALAYSIAN DRIVERS

Jurnal Teknologi ◽

10.11113/jt.v78.9188 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 78 (6-10) ◽

Author(s):

Rozmi Ismail ◽

Ng Lei Voon ◽

Mohamad Hanif Md Saad ◽

Muhammad Saleem ◽

Norhayati Ibrahim

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Test System ◽

Personality Types ◽

Screening Tests ◽

Aggressive Driving ◽

Road Rage ◽

The Road ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

On The Road ◽

The Relationship

This paper discusses the result of a quasi experimental study aimed to investigate the relationship between personality traits and aggressive (aberrant) driving among young Malaysian drivers. 127 students with mean age of 22 (68 males and 59 females) and valid class B2 driving license were recruited for the study. Before exposure to experimental intervention, the participants completed Eysenck's Impulsivity Inventory (aka IVE Questionnaire) which assessed personality traits (impulsiveness, venturesome and empathy), and AVIS Questionnaire, developed by Vienna Test System (VTS) which assessed aggressiveness while driving. In the experiment the participants were shown video scenarios of aggressive driving as a stimulus for aggressive driving evaluation. They were then asked to respond to questions related to provocations and aggressive behaviour from other drivers on to themselves and of other drivers being provoked by the same situation. The results revealed significant relationship between empathy and personality types (p<0.05) where subjects who score low on empathy and high on venturesome-ness tended to be more aggressive. Even though nearly all participants admitted that Malaysian drivers were aggressive on the road, only 15% of the participants agreed that they are aggressive drivers themselves. Based on this study's results, it is suggested that personality screening tests should be implemented by the relevant agencies as a preliminary measure to reduce the road rage phenomena and aggressive driving.

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The problem of correlation between the concepts of "violent" and "dangerous driving" in modern national and foreign psychology

Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology ◽

10.17759/jmfp.2017060106 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 44-52 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M.S. Polikarpova

Keyword(s):

Russian Federation ◽

Road Traffic ◽

The United States ◽

Aggressive Driving ◽

The Road ◽

Dangerous Driving ◽

The World ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

The Government ◽

On The Road

At present people in nearly all the countries of the world confront with the problem of "aggressive driving", which is particularly acute in the cities. The concept of "aggressive driving" exists in many countries of the world. But there are some differences in approaches to the definition of the content of this notion, which results in giving different names for this kind of driving. For example, in most European countries, as well as in some Asian countries people use the terms "careless driving" and "dangerous driving" ("dangerous driving"). In the United States and Australia a broader concept like "aggressive behaviour on the road" is in use. In foreign countries, there are laws and rules of the road, according to which "aggressive" driving is punishable by a fine, and in some cases, even carries criminal penalties. In Russia, the problem of "aggressive driving" nowadays has started to be treated at the legislative level, and on May, 2016 the Government of the Russian Federation enacted a regulation No. 477 “On amending the road traffic regulations of the Russian Federation ", which introduced the concept of "dangerous driving ", and on 08.06.16 the “Law on dangerous driving” was adopted. The term "dangerous driving" is not easy for understand and it raises questions among drivers, who are not completely aware of what exactly is considered to be "dangerous driving" and how to implement this notion in practice. This article provides an overview of current foreign and national researches, concerning the problem of "aggressive" and "dangerous driving", identifies the differences and similarities between the concepts of "aggressive" and "dangerous driving" as they are understood in Russia and abroad, and describes the factors that influence the emergence of aggression in drivers

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Gender Differences and Aggressive Driving Behavior: A Factor Analytic Study

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/154193120705101850 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 51 (18) ◽

pp. 1283-1286 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Mustapha Mouloua ◽

J. Christopher Brill ◽

Edwin Shirkey

Keyword(s):

Traffic Safety ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Driving Behavior ◽

Aggressive Driving ◽

Highway Traffic ◽

National Highway Traffic Safety ◽

The Road ◽

Factor Analytic ◽

Components Analysis ◽

On The Road

Aggressive driving behavior can be manifested in a wide variety of unsafe driving practices such as tailgating, honking, obscene and rude gestures, flashing high beams at slower traffic, and speeding. According the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2000 report, aggressive driving was a major cause of traffic accidents and injury. The present study was designed to systematically examine 5 previously developed scales related to aggressive driving behavior using a factor analytic approach. A sample of 253 students were administered these five questionnaires and the data were coded and statistically analyzed using a principal components analysis with Varimax rotation on the 81 items of the five combined scales. Nineteen components accounting for 67.4% of the variance were retained. Component scores were computed for the 19 components and then correlated with gender. Three significant ( p < .05) positive r's were found between gender; factors 11 (bright lights action), 12 (delaying action), and 19 (driving drunk). Males in the sample reported performing these actions more than females. There was one negative r between gender and factor 4 (considerate thoughts), suggesting that females reported more pleasant thoughts than males when angered or annoyed on the road.

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Factors of the “Aggressive Driving” Behaviour amongst Malaysian Drivers

International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology - Regular Issue ◽

10.35940/ijeat.f9503.088619 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 3359-3366

Keyword(s):

Motor Vehicle ◽

Anger Expression ◽

Driving Behavior ◽

Motor Vehicle Crash ◽

Aggressive Driving ◽

The Road ◽

Driving Anger ◽

Multiple Factors ◽

Driving Behaviour ◽

On The Road

This study explores factors that lead towards aggressive driving behaviour among Malaysian drivers and to determine the highest factor that contributes to these aggressive driving styles in Malaysia. Driving aggressively increases the chances of drivers becoming involved in a motor vehicle crash, and aggressive driving behavior occurs happens due to multiple factors. The Driving Anger Expression Inventory (DAX) is used to calculate the factors corresponding to their anger while driving. There are four factors that has been identified to define how people expressed their anger while driving by using DAX, they are Verbally Aggressive Expression (α=0.7332), Physically Aggressive Expression (α=0.8548), Using the Vehicle for Aggressive Expression (α=0.7267) and Adaptive/Constructive Expression (α=0.8711). At the end of this research, we found out that the Adaptive/Constructive Expression is the highest factor and most commonly used amongst drivers to adapt to these aggressive situations on the road. Followed by the factor Verbally Aggressive Expression and Using the Vehicle for Aggressive Expression. Then, the least often used factor in Malaysia is Physically Aggressive Expression. Therefore, some mitigation plans should be considered towards reducing accidents in Malaysia which is on a yearly rising trend.

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