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Shun-Tang Yang,2007.09
Department of Transportation Technology and Management National Chiao Tung University
The death rate of traffic accidents in Taiwan is several times higher than in other developed countries. The phenomenon is not only resulted from backwardness of traffic engineering, performance of vehicles, and driving skills of drivers but also resulted from driving manners and driving attitudes. The Rasch model, in this study, is applied to build an inventory to measure driving behavior of drivers before and after they took driving education courses. The aim of the study is to observe driving behavior through driving attitudes and driving abilities. According to the results of practical studies, four phases are explored as follows. First, driving attitudes, persons who lack a few abilities in “Self-Control” and “Risk Perception” should be much well-educated. Learning sessions should be redesigned and planed in components of “Attitudes to Regulations” and “Interactions with Other Road Users”. Second, confidence in driving skills, persons who lack a few abilities in “Manipulating”, “Regulation Cognition”, and “Defensive Driving” should be much well-educated. Learning sessions should be redesigned and planed in components of “Accident Disposal”, “Emergency Reacting”, and “Vehicle Maintenance”.
Third, aberrant driving behavior, those components for “Driving Violation”, “Driving Errors” and “Aggressive Driving Behavior” which would cause serious accidents should be well-noticed to decrease incidence. Finally, driving attitudes before and after driving education, the results from abilities of “Regulation Perception” and “Risk Perception” have relatively improved. According to its lack of abilities, the component of “Interactions with Other Road Users” is the first subject which should be enhanced. The result of the study not only upgrades qualities of driver education but also provides the reference to complete development of driver education in the future. |
