Traffic risk perception, road safety attitudes, and behaviors among road users: a comparison of Turkey and Norway

Özlem Şimşekoğlu, Trond Nordfjærn and Torbjørn Rundmo

Journal of Risk Research, 2012, vol. 15, issue 7, 787-800

Abstract: The present study aims to investigate differences in road safety attitudes, driver behavior, and traffic risk perception between Turkey and Norway. A questionnaire survey was conducted among a sample of Norwegian ( n = 247) and Turkish ( n = 213) road users. The results show that Turkish respondents perceived traffic risk to be higher than Norwegian respondents. Turkish respondents reported safer attitudes towards drinking and driving than Norwegian respondents, while Norwegians reported safer attitudes towards speeding. Turkish respondents reported a lower frequency of speeding behaviors than Norwegian respondents, whereas Norwegian respondents reported a lower frequency of drinking and driving. Traffic risk perception was related to road safety attitudes and behaviors among Norwegian respondents but not among Turkish respondents. The results were discussed with respect to differences in traffic safety, traffic culture, and the development levels in Turkey and Norway.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2012.657221

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