Search Results - "Wilde, Gerald J.S"
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The reduction of novice drivers’ accidents requires improved perception and reduced acceptance of risk
Published in Questions vives (13-11-2013)“…We know that beginner drivers are overrepresented in national road accident statistics. Drivers under age 25 commonly account for about twice as many accidents…”
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How do prolonged wakefulness and alcohol compare in the decrements they produce on a simulated driving task?
Published in Accident analysis and prevention (01-05-2001)“…The effects of alcohol ingestion were compared with those of prolonged wakefulness on a simulated driving task. Eighteen healthy, male subjects aged between 19…”
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Risk taking in male taxi drivers: Relationships among personality, observational data and driver records
Published in Personality and individual differences (01-02-1995)“…This study examined the ‘risk-taking’ personality correlates of field measures of driver behaviour and driving records. Seventy-nine male taxi drivers were…”
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Risk homeostasis theory: an overview
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Risk: Perception, Acceptance and Homeostasis
Published in Applied psychology (01-07-1997)“…As there is no human behaviour with total certainty of outcome, all behaviour may be viewed as risk taking. Notions such as risk perception and risk acceptance…”
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Éducation routière, changement de comportement et formation à la conduite : constat, enjeux et transformations
Published in Questions vives (13-11-2013)“…Enjeu d’importance nationale et internationale l’éducation routière fait l’objet d’un véritable apprentissage institutionnalisé de la maternelle à l’université…”
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Differences in risk experience between sensation avoiders and sensation seekers
Published in Personality and individual differences (1996)“…The prime purpose of our study was to find out whether the need for stimulation has a systematic influence on perceived risk. While driving on a motorway, 21…”
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Effects of mass media communications on health and safety habits: an overview of issues and evidence
Published in Addiction (Abingdon, England) (01-07-1993)“…A review is presented of factors that have been investigated on their relevance in mass media communications that are specifically designed to alter health and…”
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Driver approach behaviour at an unprotected railway crossing before and after enhancement of lateral sight distances: An experimental investigation of a risk perception and behavioural compensation hypothesis
Published in Safety science (1996)“…Common sense dictates that railway crossing with restricted lateral visibility should be more hazardous than sites with unrestricted visibility (Schoppert and…”
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Field observation of advance warning/advisory signage for passive railway crossings with restricted lateral sightline visibility: An experimental investigation
Published in Accident analysis and prevention (01-04-1995)“…This study evaluated a newly proposed series of signs intended for passive crossings with restrictions to lateral sightline visibility. These signs provide…”
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Risk optimization training and transfer
Published in Transportation research. Part F, Traffic psychology and behaviour (01-08-1998)“…This article describes various procedures for assessing whether the amount of risk a person takes in the execution of a task is too great, too small or just…”
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Risk perception, risk taking, accident involvement and the need for stimulation
Published in Safety science (1996)“…In Wilde's risk homeostasis theory, it is assumed that people have a target risk which guides their behaviour. The prime purpose of this experimental on-road…”
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Risky health and safety habits related to perceived value of the future
Published in Safety science (1996)“…Risk homeostasis theory postulates that people accept a specific level (target level) of risk in a given activity in return for benefits accruing from that…”
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A comparison of vehicular approach speed and braking between day and nighttime periods at an automated railway crossing
Published in Safety science (1995)“…Despite the disparity between day and night accident rates at railway crossings and the obvious limitations of the visual system in darkness, researchers have…”
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ECONOMICS AND ACCIDENTS: A COMMENTARY
Published in Journal of applied behavior analysis (1991)Get full text
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Assumptions necessary and unnecessary to risk homoeostasis
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Suggestion and relaxation in asthmatics
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