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dc.contributor.author | Attard-Montalto, Edward | - |
dc.contributor.author | Attard-Montalto, Simon | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-17T09:29:00Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-17T09:29:00Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018-09 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Attard-Montalto, E., & Attard-Montalto, S. (2018). Road courtesy : a prerogative of gender, age and car size. Xjenza, 6(1), 12-15. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/33831 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study addressed the hypothesis that courtesy on busy Maltese roads was dependent on, or influenced by, independent factors relating to the driver and car, or both. Courtesy was defined when a driver with the right of way ‘allowed access’ to another car onto a main road leading to a congested roundabout, whereby ‘courteous passage’ was the only reasonable means of access for the second car. ‘Allowed’ access to the same car (British Vehicle Classification [BVC] class 2, 17.5 years old in poor condition), with one driver aged 50+ and one passenger aged 17 years, approaching the same junction between 07:15 and 07:45 on school days was assessed. Details of all cars including BVC group that refused or allowed access, their drivers’ gender and age (± 10 years), any accompanying passengers and the prevailing weather was recorded onto a standardised pro-forma. Data from 88 schooldays over 6 months resulted in 141 refusals plus 44 courteous passes (analysed), and 46 access events through gaps in traffic (not analysed). The weather conditions and presence/absence of any co-passengers, whether adult or children, had no bearing on road courtesy. Courtesy was significantly enhanced with family saloons (BVC Groups 4–6) when compared with small cars (Group 1–3, p = 0.04), and luxury or work vehicles (Group 7–11, p = 0.0065), especially in those with male drivers aged 40+ (p = 0.022). Drivers of large and work vehicles, almost exclusively male (92%), were significantly less courteous (p = 0.025). | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Malta Chamber of Scientists | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Automobile driving -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Traffic congestion -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Automobile driving -- Psychological aspects | en_GB |
dc.subject | Travel etiquette -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Traffic safety -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Road courtesy : a prerogative of gender, age and car size | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.7423/XJENZA.2018.1.02 | - |
dc.publication.title | Xjenza | en_GB |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SPae Xjenza, 2018, Volume 6, Issue 1 Xjenza, 2018, Volume 6, Issue 1 |
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