@article{ref1,
title="An exploration of the perceptions of the average driver's speed compared to perceived driver safety and driving skill",
journal="Accident analysis and prevention",
year="1998",
author="Bathurst, J. and Walton, D.",
volume="30",
number="6",
pages="821-830",
abstract="This study investigates the self-enhancement bias in driver attitudes, the finding that drivers rate themselves better than the average driver on safety and skill perceptions (Svenson, 1978, 1981; McCormick et al., 1986). A sample of 86 New Zealand drivers were asked their perceptions of their own and others' speeds in two conditions, 50 km/h and 100 km/h. The results established the self-enhancement bias for speed and safety, but not skill. Between 85% and 90% of drivers claimed to drive slower than the 'average driver.' A new methodological technique derived from Harras and Gillett was used to investigate the direction of the self-enhancement bias. The results support the Downward Comparison Theory because drivers consider other drivers negatively, rather than exaggerating their self-perceptions.",
language="en",
issn="0001-4575",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}