İsmail DEMİRKOL, Hamza TOSUN, Yusuf YÜKSEL

Factors Affecting Public Drivers’ Sense of Rule Violations / Sürücülerin Kural İhlalleri Algısını Etkileyen Faktörler

Abstract: The aim of this research was to examine the predictors of drivers’ sense ofrule violations including sensation seeking, aggressiveness, assertiveness, confidence indriving ability, time pressure, and perception of changes of being caught. Three hundredand forty-nine drivers working in various public departments participated in the study.The dependent variable namely drivers’ perception of rule violations was used to examinefactors leading risky driving. The result showed that sensation seeking, assertiveness,confidence in driving ability, time pressure, and possibility of being caught affecteddrivers’ perception of rule violation. Öz: Bu çalışmanın amacı sürücülerin kuralları ihlal etmelerine neden olan heyecanarayışı, saldırganlık, sertlik, sürüş yeteneğine güven, zaman baskısı ve yakalanma algısıgibi etkenlerin incelenmesidir. Değişik kamu kurum ve kuruluşlarında çalışan 349 kamusürücüsü çalışmaya katılmıştır. Çalışmada sürücülerin yasaları ihlal algıları sürücülerintehlikeli sürüş davranışlarını anlamak için bağımlı değişken olarak kullanılmıştır.Sonuçlar heyecan arayışı, sertlik, sürüş yeteneğine güven, zaman baskısı ve yakalanmaalgısı gibi nedenlerin sürücülerin kuralları ihlal algısı ile ilgili olduğunu göstermiştir. Keywords: Risky driving, sensation seeking, aggressiveness, time pressure.Anahtar Kelimeler: Tehlikeli araba kullanma, heyecan arayışı, saldırganlık, zamanbaskısı.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Tehlikeli araba kullanma, heyecan arayışı, saldırganlık, zaman baskısı

The aim of this research was to examine the predictors of drivers’ sense of rule violations including sensation seeking, aggressiveness, assertiveness, confidence in driving ability, time pressure, and perception of changes of being caught. Three hundred and forty-nine drivers working in various public departments participated in the study. The dependent variable namely drivers’ perception of rule violations was used to examine factors leading risky driving. The result showed that sensation seeking, assertiveness, confidence in driving ability, time pressure, and possibility of being caught affected drivers’ perception of rule violation

Keywords:

Risky driving, sensation seeking, aggressiveness, time pressure,

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