The development of a driver risk questionnaire to be used for the identification of accident-prone drivers from problem drivers in general and from alcoholic drivers in particular is described. A self-administered questionnaire which assesses drivers' demographic and personality characteristics, life events, general psychological stress, traffic exposure, and drinking was used in two phases of investigation. The results based on analysis of the retrospective data of the accidents which were reported by the drivers, showed promising moderate correlations between these accidents and the constructed risk score.
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