This presentation aims at giving an overview of a sociological survey on attitudes of drivers face to risk and road safety in Europe. SARTRE: "Social Attitudes to Road Traffic Risk in Europe" is carried out in almost all the European countries and involves most of the Institutes of traffic safety research. This survey intends to bring new informations about the state of the public opinion in each country concerning traffic safety before the european opening. It also looks at measuring the level of adhesion of refusal to safety regulations and to define some sociocultural factors which control safe or risky behaviours. SARTRE is performed in each country, with a standard questionnaire, on a representative questionnaire, on a representative sample of drivers. In this presentation, a description of the questionnaire and the methodological bases of the survey; the main hypothesis and the theoretical background will be explained. The first results coming from the French study will be mentioned. (A)
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