Interaction between powered two-wheelers and motorists and their risk perception
Powered two-wheeler (PTW) riders (n=132, motorcyclists or scooter riders, riders of low or medium/high powered two-wheelers) and motorists (n=94) were invited to express themselves freely on what they consider as being the greatest risk for representatives of their generic group, i.e. PTW riders on the one hand and motorists on the other. Driving experience was taken into account and the sample included drivers who exclusively used one of the two types of vehicle or “dual drivers (drivers who use both types of vehicle). These “dual drivers discussed what they consider as “the riskiest for the representatives of just one of the two groups they belong to. This choice was randomly imposed by the investigator. Analysis of the spontaneous discourse of the drivers questioned notably gave rise to two results with consequences on driver safety. 1) A cognitive conspicuity phenomenon. Because of the low frequency of their interaction with PTW riders on French roads and the absence of a feeling of threat brought about by the presence of a PTW, motorists appear to develop and maintain schemas that pay less attention to the possibility of encountering a PTW and the associated risks. On the other hand, the opposite can be observed amongst PTW riders due to the high frequency of their interactions with motorists and their greater vulnerability. This weak cognitive conspicuity of PTW riders is improved, however, when the motorists are part of the “dual group. 2) While motorists do not appear to place risk in particular contexts, PTW riders discriminate risk in a more circumscribed way. Risk is defined in specific environmental contexts and in configurations of road interaction closely linked to the different types of PTW and to the related driving uses and practices. Consequently, PTW riders do not appear to envisage the risks that they may encounter in contexts other than those familiar to them. Implications are presented and suggestions for improving user safety on the road are proposed.
Isabelle Ragot Christophe Munduteguy Jean-Yves Fournier
Department of Accident Mechanism Analysis Unit of Productive systems, logistics, transport organization and work
国际会议
17th World Congress on Ergonomics(第十七届国际人类工效学大会)
北京
英文
1-10
2009-08-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）