Citation

Elvik R. Accid. Anal. Prev. 2015; 82: 36-44.

Affiliation

Institute of Transport Economics, Gaustadalleen 21, NO-0349 Oslo, Norway; Department of Civil Engineering, Aalborg University, Sofiendalsvej 11, DK-9210 Aalborg SV, Denmark. Electronic address: re@toi.no.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.aap.2015.05.013

PMID

26026971

Abstract

This paper suggests that a universal psychophysical law influences the perception of risks and physical quantities in traffic. This law states that there will be a tendency to overestimate low probabilities or small quantities, while high probabilities or large quantities may be underestimated. Studies of the perception of risk and physical quantities in traffic have found a highly consistent pattern, which shows that: The paper gives examples of all these misperceptions of physical quantities and risk.

Language: en