The main aim of the present study is to evaluate the relationship between risk perception related to transport risks in the Norwegian public including probability assessment, consequence evaluation as well as worry in regard to experiencing an injury when using different means of transportation. The results are based upon two self-completion questionnaire surveys carried out among a representative sample of the Norwegian public in 2004. The results showed that transport risks fell into two main categories; public and private means of transportation. Respondents assessed the probability of experiencing risk as lower for themselves than others and they were also more worried about others experiencing a transport related danger. Overall, worry was found to be the most important predictor of risk evaluation. Females were found to emphasize affect whereas men relied more heavily on cognitive evaluations (i.e. probability assessment). This difference may affect how risk should be communicated to the public (A). For the covering abstract of the conference see E217780.
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