Road users’ attitudes and perception on selected road safety issues – age-related comparison

Abstract

Traffic safety is a challenge and a very serious problem on a global level due to the high number of traffic fatalities and injuries. In the driving context, road users’ personality characteristics, attitudes and behaviour may influence how individuals, especially young people, respond to certain driving situation. Young drivers are among the most vulnerable road users, particularly during the first few months of independent driving. While they represent only a small percentage of licensed drivers, they are more likely to be involved in fatal and injury crashes than older ones. The main aim of this paper is to explore differences of attitudes between young adults and others. The results are presented in regard to road users' age (under 24 years old and older), with both, gender and driving experience as control variables. The study showed that the perception of the overall safety situation differs related to different age group.