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Traffic and Road Safety (TARS) Research Group
Project index
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Driver Behaviour
Patterns of road use & perceptions of risk
1998-2002
FRST/PGSF funded project |
Objective 1. Analysis of changes in driver demographics and driver activity patterns over past 10 years
35% increase in total kms driven by car
22% increase in total car trips
10% increase in kms per trip
Men’s driving increased 4.6%
Women’s driving increased 16.5%
Young men (15 to 19) increased 19%
Young women (15 to 19) increased 76%
Objective 2. Analysis of differing perceptions of risk and attitudes towards driving among different road user groups
Least risky: urban scenes
Most risky: motorway scenes & scenes with motorcycles & trucks
Women rated scenes “riskier” than men
Men more willing to accept risk and rated their own driving skill higher
Risk ratings increased with age
Young drivers reported most “mistakes”
Women reported most “slips” (lapses)
Men reported most “violations” & “aggressive violations”
Violations negatively correlated with age & positively correlated with amount of driving
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 2.6 m vehicles registered in NZ (2000)
(1.8 m private)
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Charlton, S.G., Newman, J.E., and Baas, P. H. (2003). Patterns of road use and perceptions of driving risk by New Zealand drivers.
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