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dc.contributor.authorWishart, Darren
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-26T03:01:07Z
dc.date.available2021-11-26T03:01:07Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/410386
dc.description.abstractThe Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ) continues to be the most widely utilised self-report scale globally to assess crash risk and aberrant driving behaviours among motorists. However, the scale also attracts criticism regarding its perceived limited ability to accurately identify those most at risk of crash involvement. This study reports on the utilisation of the DBQ to examine the self-reported driving behaviours (and crash outcomes) of drivers in three separate Australian fleet samples (N = 443, N = 3414, & N = 4792), and whether combining the samples increases the tool’s predictive ability. Either on-line or paper versions of the questionnaire were completed by fleet employees in three organisations. Factor analytic techniques identified either three or four factor solutions (in each of the separate studies) and the combined sample produced expected factors of: (a) errors, (b) highway-code violations and (c) aggressive driving violations. Highway code violations (and mean scores) were comparable across the studies. However, across the three samples, multivariate analyses revealed that exposure to the road was the best predictor of crash involvement at work, rather than DBQ constructs. Furthermore, combining the scores to produce a sample of 8649 drivers did not improve the predictive ability of the tool for identifying crashes (e.g., 0.4% correctly identified) or for demerit point loss (0.3%). The paper outlines the major findings of this comparative sample study in regards to utilising self-report measurement tools to identify “at risk” drivers as well as the application of such data to future research endeavours.en_US
dc.publisherAustralian Trucking Associationen_US
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.truck.net.au/events-awards/industry-events/occupational-safety-transport-conferenceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofconferencename2nd Occupational Safety in Transport Conferenceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitle2nd Occupational Safety in Transport Conferenceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2014-09-18
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2014-09-19
dc.relation.ispartoflocationGold Coast, Australiaen_US
dc.titleUsing the Driver Behaviour Questionnaire to predict crashes and demerit point loss : does it get better with larger sample sizes?en_US
dc.typeConference outputen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWishart, D, Using the Driver Behaviour Questionnaire to predict crashes and demerit point loss : does it get better with larger sample sizes?, 2nd Occupational Safety in Transport Conference, 2014en_US
dc.date.updated2021-11-26T01:16:29Z
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gro.griffith.authorWishart, Darren E.


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