Citation

Dionne G, Fluet C, Desjardins D. J. Risk Uncertain. 2007; 35(3): 237-264.

Affiliation

HEC Montreal, CIRPEE, Montreal, Canada; CIRRELT, Montreal, Canada; Univ Quebec, UQAM, CIRPEE, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, CanadaUniv Quebec, CIRRELT Dept Sci Econ, Montreal, Canada; Univ Montreal, CIRRELT, Montreal, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11166-007-9023-8

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Research suggests an association between risk perception and risk-taking behavior in a variety of contexts. There is empirical evidence that perceived risk is generally biased and that perception of risk influences behavior. Perception of risk can be endogenous. It is therefore more appropriate to instrument risk perception. This article studies the perception of the risks associated with impaired driving and the relation between predicted risk perception and driving behavior. We survey a sample of license-holders, half of whom are drivers with a past conviction for impaired driving, the other half or control group without such conviction. Predicted perceptual biases are shown to influence actual driving behavior.

Language: en