In many countries traffic conditions progressively deteriorate as highway construction, development of public transport and parking facilities lag ever further behind the increase in the number of motor vehicles. Crowding frequently leads to aggressive behaviour as individuals scramble for scarce resources and jockey for positions. When, in addition, people feel themselves temporarily empowered by the machinery at their command, such aggressiveness can have predictably serious consequences. This paper presents the results of field investigations which attempted to determine the relationship between attitudes/values and road safety. As a case study, the traffic situation in Lebanon - a developing country in the Middle East - was chosen for analysis. (A)
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