This article reviews the psychology of road user behaviour. Novice drivers need to learn the conditions under which a particular "response-consequence relationship" occurs. For example, the maximum speed at which a particular bend can be taken without having an accident. The difference between novice and elderly drivers is discussed briefly, as is the drivers' lack of certainty about the relationship between his actions and the risk of having an accident. Factors which affect the learning of good driving behaviour are also discussed briefly. For example, the motivation that the driver requires to make him or her drive safely and with consideration to other road users, and the "learning traps" into which a driver can fall either due to inadequate training or because a particular trait does not often cause an accident.
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