It is well known that young drivers (18-24) run a considerably higher accident risk than other drivers. The object of this study (the English translation of VTI Report 389, and a direct continuation of previous research by the same author on the same subject) is to demonstrate a relationship between the lifestyles of young drivers and accident risk in road traffic. A total of 25 twenty year old drivers were interviewed about their driving styles, their habits, interests, morality and ideological beliefs. According to the results of the study a statistically significant relationship exists between high risk groups and unemployment, interest in cars and driving, emotional driving style, approximated moral limits and socially uncaring attitudes. (A) (For an abstract of the original study see IRRD 871508)
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