Citation

Thornton J, Rossiter JR. Proc. Australas. Road Safety Res. Policing Educ. Conf. 2003; 7(1): 257-264.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, copyright holder varies, Publisher Monash University)

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Abstract

The present study develops and validates an equivalent Australian version of the driving simulation test, called the Australian Video Speed Test (AVST). A variety of roads and driving situations were filmed, including driving through residential areas, country roads, roundabouts, shopping centres, on freeways, and around bends. An initial set of 15 scenes were selected for testing, using responses from 268 drivers, with age categories ranging from 17-25 to 66+, who were recruited via mall-intercept interviews in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Analysis of variance (ANOVA), which tests for differences between means of different populations (such as: young drivers' speed choice versus older drivers' speed choice; males' speed choice versus females' speed choice), was conducted for all demographic and driving history variables. Overall, the AVST was validated by the fact that it correlated highly with self-reported habitual speeding.