A Fuzzy DEMATEL Analysis of Cultural Variables in Traffic Rules Violation

Reza Kiani Mavi, Navid Zarbakhshnia and Armin Khazraei
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Reza Kiani Mavi: Center for Innovative Practice, School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia
Navid Zarbakhshnia: Young Researchers and Elites Club, Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University (IAU), Qazvin, Iran
Armin Khazraei: Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin Branch, Qazvin, Iran

International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (IJSDS), 2017, vol. 8, issue 4, 69-85

Abstract: Traffic rules violation stems from numerous causes such as the lack of appropriate traffic rules training, non-institutionalization of respect to the rights of others especially pedestrians, and more importantly self-preference. There is a need for accidents prevention and deeper analysis of the multi-attributes which lead to unwanted accidents and lethal crashes resulting in death. Most of these elements are cultural variables. In this study, the cultural variables affecting traffic rules violation are investigated. From among many cultural variables, 6 most important factors were examined. For this aim, 10 traffic officers who have more than 10 years' experience and 10 citizens with master's degree and at least 6 years driving experience, participated in this research. For determining the cause and effect relations between them, fuzzy DEMATEL is applied. Findings show that unawareness of traffic rules has the greatest importance because it is the premier causal factor from one hand and on the other hand, it has the maximum relation with the other cultural variables.

Date: 2017
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