Review article
https://doi.org/10.31306/s.65.1.4
Risk perception and its correlates: implications for research and practice in the road transport industry
Seth Oppong
orcid.org/0000-0003-1977-5538
; University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana & University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract
Global statistics on road transport industry suggest that road traffic crashes are a major public health issue that requires concerted international and national effort given that they are a major global killer. These statistics also imply that urgent attention is required to promote an understanding of and enhancing of safety on roads globally. More recently, evidence has accumulated to the effect that risk perceptions are found to relate to accident through its effect on risk-taking behavior and operator decision-making. Owing to this, author conducted a narrative review to explore whether risk perception relate to operator decision-making, comprehension of safety signs, risk exposure, operator risk-taking behavior, and accident in the road transport industry. One noticeable gap is that many of the studies have been conducted in Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) societies. Other findings and the implications for research and practice were also discussed.
Keywords
risk perceptions, decision-making, safety signs, risk exposure, risk-taking, accident
Hrčak ID:
296933
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Publication date:
3.4.2023.
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