| Title | Motivations for Speeding [Traffic Tech] |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 61736 |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Corporate Contributor |
Texas A & M University |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 20121001 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Speeding reduces a driver’s ability to steer safely around curves or objects in the roadway, extends the distance necessary to stop a vehicle, and increases the distance a vehicle travels while the driver reacts to a dangerous situation. Speeding directly contributes to traffic injury severity and is estimated to be involved in about one-third of all U.S. traffic fatalities. While research has identified key factors connected with speeding or speed-related crashes, the relative importance of factors remains unclear. NHTSA conducted a naturalistic study to identify the reasons why drivers speed, classify speeders, and examine situational, demographic, and personality factors that may predict travel speed. Drivers from Seattle, Washington, and College Station, Texas, volunteered to have GPS units installed on their vehicles for 3 to 4 weeks. The GPS data compared drivers’ speeds to the posted speed limits on the roads they were driving at any given point in time. There were 164 participants, roughly divided equally into four groups – young males (18 to 25 years old), older males (35 to 55), young females (18 to 25) and older females (35 to 55). Participants completed personal inventories to measure demographic, personality, attitudinal, and risk-taking behaviors. |
| Rosap ID | dot:2079 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/2079 |
| ResearchHub ID | 670 |
| TRT Terms | Attitudes; Automatic data collection systems; Behavior; Demographics; Drivers; Highway safety; Motivation; Speed limits; Speeding; Traffic crashes |
| General Subjects | Research Hub; Motivation; Speeding; Highway safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1470199 |
| Report Number | DOT HS 811 672 |
| Availability | NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research |
| Resource type | Brief |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/61000/61700/61736/Traffic_Tech__Motivations_for_Speeding_20181017.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |