| Title: |
Fatalism as a predictor of road user behaviour? : A Comparison of African and European Countries |
| Authors: |
Forward, Sonja; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Sam, Enoch F.; Masaki, Jaqueline; Mwamba, Daniel; Miyoba, Thomas; Hesjevoll, Ingeborg Storesund; Mekonnen, Anteneh; Hagenzieker, Marjan; Haneen, Haneen; Francis, Filbert; Fiangor, Anthony; Blom, Jenny; Laureshyn, Aliaksei; Adanu, Emmanuel Kofi |
| Publisher Information: |
Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, Mobilitet, aktörer och planering, MAP; Department of Security, Safety and Behaviour, Institute of Transport Economics, Norway; Department of Geography Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana; University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Zambian Road Safety Trust, Lusaka, Zambia; Zambia Road Safety Trust, Zambia; Traffic Systems Engineering, Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands; Transport and Roads, Department of Technology and Society, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Lund University, Sweden; University of Education, Winneba, Ghana; Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering, Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama, U.S.; International Co-operation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic safety (ICTCT) |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute: VTI Research Results / Väg- och Transportforskningsinstitut: Forskningsresultat |
| Subject Terms: |
Fatalistic beliefs; road user behaviour; DBQ; European; African; Applied Psychology; Tillämpad psykologi; Transport Systems and Logistics; Transportteknik och logistik |
| Description: |
The focus of the current study is on fatalistic beliefs and road safety behaviours among African and European car drivers. Fatalistic beliefs refer to a tendency to view life events as predetermined and inevitable. If your fate is predestined, what you do in traffic (including risk taking) will not make a difference. Previous studies from African countries report a relatively high level of fatalistic beliefs among road users, and indicate relationships between fatalistic beliefs and unsafe road behaviours. In this study, we compare this in three African countries (Tanzania, Ghana, Zambia), with three European countries (Norway and Netherlands & Sweden). The study has three aims: Compare the prevalence of fatalistic beliefs among African and European car drivers. Compare road safety behaviours among African and European car drivers. Examine the relationship between fatalistic beliefs, road safety behaviours and accident involvement. ; AfroSAFE |
| Document Type: |
conference object |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Availability: |
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vti:diva-22527 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.52A40ADE |
| Database: |
BASE |