Traffic Safety Culture : Definition, Foundation, and Application / edited by Micholas John Ward, Barry Watson, Katie Fleming-Vogl.

Other author Ward, Nicholas J., 1964-
Other author Watson, Barry (Barry C.)
Other author Fleming-Vogl, Katie.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationBingley : Emerald Publishing, 2019.
Description1 online resource
Supplemental ContentProQuest Ebook Central
Subjects
Traffic safety.
Traffic accidents.

Contents Front Cover; Traffic Safety Culture: Definition, Foundation, and Application; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Preface; The Global Traffic Safety Crisis; The Need to Consider the Role of Culture in Traffic Safety; Toward a Traffic Safety Culture Paradigm; Structure of the Book; References; Acknowledgments; DEFINITION; Chapter 1 Building a Culture of Safety: Contributions from Public Health; Introduction; What Is Public Health?; Defining Traffic Safety as a Public Health Problem; A Vision for Traffic Safety Culture; The Role of Public Health
Contents Public Health Efforts in the US; The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; State Health Departments; Grassroots and Global Health Contributions to Traffic Safety; Public Health and Highway Safety Collaboration; Building a Culture of Safety; Future Challenges and Opportunities; Trade-offs between Safety and Mobility; New Technologies; Special Populations; Conclusions; Disclaimer; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2 Ten Principles of Traffic Safety Culture; Purpose; Traffic Safety; Crash Factors; Belief Systems; Belief Origins; Social Identity; Social Environment; Traffic Safety Culture
Contents Social Ecology; Summary; Implications for Practitioners; References; Chapter 3 Traffic Safety Culture and the Levels of Value Internalization: A List of Alterable Factors; Introduction; Levels of Attitudinal Change: Compliance, Identification, and Internalization; Compliance and the Theory of Planned Behavior; Identification and the Prototype Willingness Model; Internalization, Mindfulness, and the Ethos of Safety; Disentangling the Factors Determining Behavior; Behavioral Change Interventions and the Theory of Planned Behavior; Factors Derived from the TPB
Contents Instrumental and Emotional Components of Attitudes; Implicit and Explicit Attitudes; Normative Elements; The Role of Sanctions; Situational Factors and Situational Control; The Role of Past Behavior (Experience and Habitualization); Associations between the Prototype Willingness Model Constructs; Factors Derived from the PWM; Negative and Positive Images; Willingness; The Level of Internalized Values: Safety Ethos and Mindfulness; Safety Ethos; Mindfulness; Implications for Practitioners: A List of Factors, Functional Dimensions and Some Practical Examples
Contents Interventions at the Level of Compliance; Interventions at the Level of Identification; Interventions at the Level of Internalization; Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 4 Guidance for the Measurement and Analysis of Traffic Safety Culture; Introduction; Measuring Traffic Safety Culture; Potential Methods to Measure Traffic Safety Culture; Question Design; Measuring Behavior; Example; Measuring Willingness; Example; Measuring Intention; Example; Measuring Attitudes; Example; Measuring Behavioral Beliefs; Example; Measuring Prototypical Image; Example; Measuring Perceived Norms
Abstract This book provides traffic safety researchers and practitioners with an international and multi-disciplinary compendium of theoretical and methodological concepts relevant to the research and application of Traffic Safety Culture aiming towards a vision of zero traffic fatalities.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, April 10, 2019).
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Issued in other formPrint version: Traffic Safety Culture. First edition. Bingley : Emerald Publishing, 2019 1787146189 9781787146181
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