Theory of planned behavior and pedestrians’ intentions to violate traffic regulations

1. Theory of planned behavior and pedestrians’ intentionsto violate traffic regulations 學生：董瑩蟬

2. Purpose • This paper main used questionnaire to investigate the parameters of people violations traffic rules. • Used data to build a model evaluated those parameters.

3. Reference • There were high percentage of pedestrian accident in chile. (Carabineros de Chile, 1996) • The driver was as the culpable in the accidents. (Moyano Diaz, 1997) • Many studies already applied the theory of accidents behavior on driver. (Parker et al.,1995; Parker et al.,1992a; Parker et al.,1992b )

4. Reference • Previous studies showed that the driver bad behavior include violations, error and lapses. (Reason et al.,1990) • Pervious Study found the young and man has poor ability to estimating risk. (Gregersen,1996) • Older people has low commit violations, man more likely risk than women. (Parker et al.,1995,1992a,b)

5. Method • Subject • 146 participants • Age：55 younger (range 17-25) 91 older (more than 26) • Restrict: driver license • From: Santiago

6. Method • Materials • The questionnaire was developed from a driver behavior questionnaire. (Parker et al.,1992a) • The used Likert five-point items. • The question include subject attitude toward of this aberrant behavior, subject norm and perceived behavioral control. • The second instrument was “ scale of pedestrian behavior ” with Likert six-point items. About pedestrian violations, error, lapses.

7. Result • ALL parameters reach significant value.

8. Result

9. Result • Young people significant more attitude towards behavior than adult (older).(t(144)=2.98,p<0.05) ,and subjective norm , perceived behavior control and behavioral intention.(t(144)=2.81,p<0.01 ,t(144)=2.91,p<0.05) • The gender, status user, accident involvement were no significant different.

10. Result

11. Result • Young people responses more violations (t(144)=-4.82,p<0.01), error (t(144)=-3.26,p<0.01), lapses (t(144)=-4.08,p<0.01). • Men responses more violations than women (t(144)=3.77,p<0.001) • The status user, accident involvement were no significant different.

12. Discussion • Young person has high violation, errors and lapses. The result similar to parker et al. (1995, 1992a, b) • Accident prevention and traffic education should require the pedestrian and driver compliance traffic regulations. (Moyano Diaz, 1997)

13. Conclusion • Young people has more intention to commit violations. • Men has more violations traffic rules than women.