The use of safety perception in the policy process.

Author(s)
Methorst, R.
Year
Abstract

In the Netherlands, as in most countries, there is no separate road safety perception monitor. The Dutch PROV survey1 may offer some insights in the road safety perception, specifically the acceptability of certain safety measures, but this survey is not meant to sketch a comprehensive image of road safety perception. It is not an easy job to develop such a monitor and such surveys are rather costly. This paper presents an immature proposal for taking the public's road safety perception into account. The aim is to provoke discussion and determine whether or not it is a useful idea. With regard to perceived road safety risk, assessment of this appears to be influenced by biasing mechanisms. In policy making one can make use of knowledge regarding perception mechanisms for priotorizing issues and measures. A sketch of a method for this is is presented for discussion purposes. For the covering abstract see ITRD E137489.

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C 43430 (In: C 43429 CD-ROM) /83 / ITRD E137217
Source

In: Proceedings of the 18th workshop on the Technical, Social and Psychological Aspects of Transport Telematics and Safety, the International Cooperation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic Safety ICTCT, Helsinki, Finland, 27-28 October 2005, 4 ref.

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