eva‎luating the impact of lorry drivers aggression on aberrant driving behaviors

6/19/2023 12:00:00 AM

Road accident rates among Iranian lorry drivers are considerably high and, according to empirical evidence, aberrant driving behaviors, which are often the result of demographic, psychosocial, and job-related issues, may have a direct or indirect effect on the occurrence of accidents. On the other hand, lorry drivers, spend a lot of time on the road because of their jobs. Therefore, they are more exposed to the danger, accidents and aggressive behaviors of driving than other drivers. In this study, the effect of the psychological parameter of driving anger on the occurrence of abnormal driving behaviors among lorry drivers was investigated. To conduct this research, a questionnaire was first designed using standard questionnaires of driving behavior (DBQ) and driving anger (DAS) as well as demographic information of drivers. The questionnaire designed in cooperation with the General Directorate of Roads and Transportation of East Azerbaijan Province was distributed among 520 truck drivers and the required data were collected. After examining the factor structure of the questionnaires used and confirming their reliability, correlation analysis was performed between drivers' demographic characteristics and dimensions of driving anger with driving behavior subscales and it was found that there is a significant and positive relationship between all factors of driving anger (Hostile gestures, Police presence, Illegal driving, Traffic obstacle) and driving behavior subscales (Lapses, Errors, Aggressive violations, Ordinary violations). Also, according to the correlation analysis, the variable of driving experience has a significant and negative correlation with all sub-scales of driving behavior, as well as the variable of drivers' age with the factors of aggressive and ordinary violations. Finally, to predict the occurrence of abnormal driving behaviors, for each of the subscales of driving behavior (as a dependent variable), a multiple linear regression model based on driving anger factors (as independent variables) was constructed.

خشم رانندگي , رفتارهاي ناهنجار رانندگي , رانندگان كاميون , رانندگي پرخاشگرانه , رگرسيون خطي چندگانه

Driving anger , Driving aberrant behaviors , Lorry drivers , Aggressive driving , Multiple linear regression

Babak Sadid

Dr. Abdolreza Sheikholeslami , Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad