@article{ref1,
title="Can the traffic locus of control (T-LOC) scale be successfully used to predict Swedish drivers' speeding behaviour?",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="2010",
author="Warner, Henriette Wallen and Özkan, Türker and Lajunen, Timo Juhani",
volume="42",
number="4",
pages="1113-1117",
abstract="The first aim of the present study was to examine the factor structure of the traffic locus of control (T-LOC) scale in a Swedish sample of drivers. The second aim was to examine if this scale can be used to predict drivers' speeding behaviour. A sample of Swedish car owners (N=223) completed a questionnaire including questions based on the traffic locus of control (T-LOC) scale as well as questions about their speeding behaviour. The results showed a five factor solution including own skills, own behaviour, other drivers, vehicle/environment and fate. Own behaviour and vehicle/environment could be used to predict drivers' speeding behaviour on roads with a 90 km/h speed limit while none of the variables included in the traffic locus of control (T-LOC) scale could be used to predict drivers' speeding behaviour on roads with a 50 km/h speed limit. On 90 km/h roads own behaviour was positively related to drivers' speeding behaviour while vehicle/environment was negatively related to their speeding behaviour.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="10.1016/j.aap.2009.12.025",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2009.12.025"
}