Perception of the Risks Associated with Impaired Driving and Effects on Driving Behavior

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 35, 3, 237-264, December 2007

29 Pages Posted: 22 Mar 2006 Last revised: 11 Jan 2023

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Georges Dionne

HEC Montreal - Department of Finance

Claude Fluet

Université Laval

Denise Desjardins

University of Montreal - Center for Research on Transportation

Date Written: March 1, 2006

Abstract

This research studies the perception of the risks associated with impaired driving - probability of being apprehended or of having an accident - and the relation between the perception of risks and driving behavior. The most important determinants of perceptual biases are age, an accumulation of violations in the year preceding the survey, being a non-drinker, knowledge of the legal alcohol limit for driving, opinion about zero tolerance for impaired driving, and family income. Perceptual biases are shown to influence driving behavior, as captured by drivers' accumulated violations, demerit points and bodily injury accidents, in the years preceding and in the year following the survey. In conclusion, we analyze the results in terms of public policy for road safety.

Keywords: Risk perception, impaired driving, driving behavior, traffic violation, road accident, regulation, public policy

JEL Classification: D81, C11, C13, K42

Suggested Citation

Dionne, Georges and Fluet, Claude-Denys and Desjardins, Denise, Perception of the Risks Associated with Impaired Driving and Effects on Driving Behavior (March 1, 2006). Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 35, 3, 237-264, December 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=892784 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.892784

Georges Dionne (Contact Author)

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Claude-Denys Fluet

Université Laval ( email )

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Denise Desjardins

University of Montreal - Center for Research on Transportation ( email )

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Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7
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