Transportation Research Part F, vol. 66, pp. 430 – 444. (2019).
Autores: Eduardo Martínez Gabaldón, Jorge Eduardo Martínez Pérez, Ildefonso Méndez.
Abstract
Traffic accidents are both a major economic and public health problem worldwide. The authors use data from the May 2016 Spanish barometer (n = 1632) to analyse the characteristics of drivers who declare different types of risky driving behaviours. The authors’ estimates suggest that the likelihood of being a high-risk driver in Spain increases with educational attainment and decreases with age.
Moreover, it is higher for those with previous sanctions and for men, particularly so regarding speeding and driving after drinking alcohol. These results suggest that prevention policies in Spain should be targeted to different collectives of drivers depending on the particular risky behaviour considered.