Attitudinal segmentaion of drivers in Pakistan: The potential for effective road safety campaigns
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2017.05.027
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This study addresses the challenge of designing effective road safety campaigns in Pakistan, where deviant driving behaviors are a primary cause of road traffic accidents. The authors argue that traditional methods, which aggregate driver responses or classify them a-priori by socio-demographic traits, fail to capture the complex interplay between attitudes, motivations, and behaviors. To overcome this, the research employs an attitudinal segmentation approach, positing that identifying distinct groups of drivers based on their psychological profiles allows for more targeted and cost-effective interventions than broad, generalized campaigns. The methodology involved surveying 438 drivers in Lahore, Pakistan, using a self-reported questionnaire. The instrument combined a 58-item Attitudinal Questionnaire, inspired by the Theory of Planned Behavior, with a 29-item extended Driver Behavior Questionnaire (DBQ) measuring violations and aggressive behaviors. Responses were analyzed using factor analysis to reduce variables into core attitudinal and behavioral dimensions, followed by cluster analysis to group drivers. The resulting segments were then profiled by socio-demographic characteristics and accident involvement using analysis of variance. The analysis identified four distinct driver segments: Regulators (51.6%), Risk-averse (29.1%), Autonomous (12.7%), and Opportunists (6.5%). The Regulators, predominantly lower-to-middle income, married, and professional drivers, exhibited the safest attitudes and behaviors, strongly valuing enforcement. The Autonomous group, largely young, lower-income government employees, showed favorable attitudes toward rule compliance but a tendency to rely on personal connections to avoid penalties. In contrast, the Opportunists and Risk-averse groups displayed unfavorable attitudes and high rates of aberrant behaviors, such as intimidation and rule-breaking. The Opportunists were characterized as affluent, highly educated, and often female or single, while the Risk-averse group mirrored them demographically but showed higher susceptibility to peer pressure. The findings demonstrate that attitudinal segmentation effectively distinguishes safe from unsafe drivers, providing a basis for targeted road safety interventions. The authors recommend focusing campaigns on the larger, safer segments (Regulators and Autonomous) to reinforce positive behaviors, as they are more receptive to change. Specific strategies include educating Regulators on traffic rules to prevent weak rule-breaking tendencies and training Autonomous drivers on social obligations. For the unsafe segments, campaigns should emphasize the link between enforcement and accident reduction, targeting affluent students and leveraging health and civic benefits to alter risky attitudes. This approach offers a pragmatic framework for resource-constrained environments like Pakistan, moving beyond generic messaging to address the specific cognitive antecedents of different driver groups.
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