@article{ref1,
title="National correlates of self-reported traffic violations across 41 countries",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="2016",
author="de Winter, Joost C. F. and Dodou, D.",
volume="98",
number="",
pages="145-152",
abstract="Less developed countries are overrepresented in traffic accidents, but knowledge on national differences in aberrant driving behaviours is scarce. This study investigated relationships between traffic violations measured with a 7-item Driver Behaviour Questionnaire and traffic accident involvement for an international crowdsourced sample. At the level of respondents (N = 6006), self-reported violations correlated moderately with self-reported accidents (Spearman ρ =.26). At the national level (N = 41), self-reported non-speeding violations (a composite consisting of three types of aggressive violations, tailgating, and using a mobile phone without a hands-free kit) correlated strongly with road traffic death rate per population (ρ =.77) and with developmental status (ρ = −.79), whereas self-reported speeding violations (a composite of speeding on a motorway and on a residential road) did not (ρ = −.08 and.22, respectively). Moreover, self-reported non-speeding violations correlated strongly with mean annual temperature (ρ =.58), while self-reported speeding violations did not (ρ = −.16). These cross-national correlates of traffic violations can be explained by developmental factors that lead to violation-provoking traffic situations or by the effect of temperature on aggression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.091",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.091"
}