Abstract
It would appear from the literature cited that while considerable research in the area of driver attitudes and personal characteristics has been conducted we can draw few firm conclusions from the results of these investigations. The studies described in this paper for the most part stand out as the best available in an area which in general is not characterized by top quality research. However, based on these investigations it would be difficult to state, with any degree of certainty, what attitudes and personal characteristics, if any, are related to accidents, violations or to other aspects of driver behaviour.