What do we mean by risky road user behaviour?

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Risky road user behaviour is behaviour that adversely affects road safety. Behaviour that can scientifically be proven to adversely affect road safety is: driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medicines, speeding, inappropriate speed, fatigue, distraction (e.g. mobile phone use), red light negation, insufficient headway time, not using lights (by cyclists in particular), and failure to use or misuse means of protection such as motorcycle or moped helmets, or seatbelts [1]. Risky driving behaviour often goes hand in hand with the tendency to get angry behind the wheel [2]. Particularly in young drivers, anger while driving is a predictor of risky road user behaviour [2].

Specific forms of risky road user behaviour are aggression (also see the question What do we mean by road user aggression?) and the commission of multiple traffic offences by repeat offenders (also see the question What do we mean by repeat offenders or ‘traffic hooligans’?).

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