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DRIVERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS RISK TAKING BEHAVIOUR

    1 Author(s):  KHEM CHAND

Vol -  6, Issue- 11 ,         Page(s) : 7 - 13  (2015 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMST

Abstract

Road traffic accident is social and health problem throughout the world. The study is based on attitude of male and female drivers, who have driving license and do not have driving license, and type of vehicles regarding road accidents. Drivers’ attitude is measured towards different factors of risk taking behaviour that are responsible towards road accidents such as traffic rules, distraction and carelessness. Descriptive cum exploratory research design has been used to analysis drivers’ attitude towards risk taking behaviour. A sample of 357 drivers has taken from Panipat district of Haryana in India. Finding of study that observed, there is significant difference between male and female drivers’ attitude regarding traffic rules and carelessness and insignificant regarding distraction. Drivers who have driving license and do not have driving license show insignificant difference regarding traffic rules and distraction, and significant regarding carelessness. Drivers show the differ attitude on the basis of type of vehicles regarding traffic rules, distraction, and carelessness.

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