Improving road safety in rural areas: An examination of the traffic safety climate in rural Wales

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour Pub Date : 2025-07-08 DOI:10.1016/j.trf.2025.07.003

Burcu Tekeş , Charles Musselwhite , Pınar Bıçaksız

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Abstract

Although there is a body of research conducted on traffic safety and driver behaviors in the UK, studies on traffic safety climate, particularly in rural Wales, are limited. In this study, the effect of traffic safety climate in Wales on several driving-related characteristics was investigated and expected to find a difference between rural and urban Wales. The model investigated the moderator role of rural/urban areas on the relationship between traffic safety climate and driver behaviors, driver anger, anger expression, and driver risk. Using data from 346 participants, we found that drivers in rural areas perceive traffic as having more internal requirements, but also engage in more risk-taking, whereas drivers in urban areas score higher in aggressive violations and verbal aggressive expression. In the following steps, we found links between traffic safety climate and various driver-related outcomes, and this link differs across drivers living in rural and urban areas. These findings suggest the need for tailored strategies to address road safety in rural areas in Wales.

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改善农村地区的道路安全：对威尔士农村交通安全气候的考察

尽管在英国有大量关于交通安全和驾驶员行为的研究，但关于交通安全气候的研究，特别是在威尔士农村的研究，是有限的。在这项研究中，威尔士的交通安全气候对几个驾驶相关特征的影响进行了调查，并期望找到农村和城市威尔士之间的差异。该模型考察了城乡地区对交通安全气候与驾驶员行为、驾驶员愤怒、愤怒表达和驾驶员风险之间关系的调节作用。利用346名参与者的数据，我们发现农村地区的司机认为交通有更多的内在要求，但也更喜欢冒险，而城市地区的司机在攻击性违规和言语攻击性表达方面得分更高。在接下来的步骤中，我们发现了交通安全气候与驾驶员相关的各种结果之间的联系，并且这种联系在农村和城市地区的驾驶员之间有所不同。这些发现表明，需要制定量身定制的战略来解决威尔士农村地区的道路安全问题。

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Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour Multiple-

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

14.60%

发文量

239

审稿时长

71 days

期刊介绍： Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour focuses on the behavioural and psychological aspects of traffic and transport. The aim of the journal is to enhance theory development, improve the quality of empirical studies and to stimulate the application of research findings in practice. TRF provides a focus and a means of communication for the considerable amount of research activities that are now being carried out in this field. The journal provides a forum for transportation researchers, psychologists, ergonomists, engineers and policy-makers with an interest in traffic and transport psychology.