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The role of safety culture/climate and social cognitive factors for driving behaviors of Turkish professional drivers transporting petroleum products

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  • Ö. Şimşekoğlu
  • T. Nordfjærn

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The present study aimed to examine and compare the role of safety culture/climate and social cognitive factors on driving behaviors in a group of Turkish professional drivers transporting petroleum products. A questionnaire survey was conducted in a sample of 119 male drivers working for an oil company. The questionnaire included items related to demographic information and driving history; perceptions about the safety culture/climate of the company; fatalism; traffic risk perception; road safety attitudes; and driving behaviors. The results showed that being a truck driver compared to being a tanker driver was positively related to driving violations, while commitment to the management safety was negatively related to driving violations. On the other hand, safe attitudes towards speeding were negatively related to driving errors/lapses. Fatalism was positively related to both driving violations and errors/lapses. Also, compared to tanker drivers, truck drivers reported more violations and errors/lapses, a lower traffic risk perception and higher fatalism. Implications for the safety of professional drivers working for oil companies are discussed.

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  • Ö. Şimşekoğlu & T. Nordfjærn, 2017. "The role of safety culture/climate and social cognitive factors for driving behaviors of Turkish professional drivers transporting petroleum products," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(5), pages 650-663, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:20:y:2017:i:5:p:650-663
    DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2015.1118150
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