Risk perception and its correlates: implications for research and practice in the road transport industry

Global statistics on road transport industry suggest that road traffic crashes are a major public health issue that requires concerted international and national effort given that they are a major global killer. These statistics also imply that urgent attention is required to promote an understanding of and enhancing of safety on roads globally. More recently, evidence has accumulated to the effect that risk perceptions are found to relate to accident through its effect on risk-taking behavior and operator decision-making. Owing to this, author conducted a narrative review to explore whether risk perception relate to operator decision-making, comprehension of safety signs, risk exposure, operator risk-taking behavior, and accident in the road transport industry. One noticeable gap is that many of the studies have been conducted in Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) societies. Other findings and the implications for research and practice were also discussed.
Globalne statistike o industriji cestovnog prometa sugeriraju da su prometne nesreće veliki problem javnog zdravlja koje zahtijeva usklađene međunarodne i nacionalne napore s obzirom na to da su glavni globalni ubojica. Ove statistike također impliciraju da je potrebna hitna pozornost kako bi se promicalo razumijevanje i poboljšanje sigurnosti na cestama na globalnoj razini. Nedavno su se nakupili dokazi da se percepcija rizika povezuje s nesrećom kroz njezin učinak na ponašanje u preuzimanju rizika i donošenje odluka operatera. Zbog toga je autor proveo narativni pregled kako bi istražio je li percepcija rizika povezana s donošenjem odluka operatera, razumijevanjem sigurnosnih znakova, izloženošću riziku, ponašanjem operatera u preuzimanju rizika i nesrećama u industriji cestovnog prometa. Jedna uočljiva praznina je da su mnoga istraživanja provedena u zapadnim, obrazovanim, industrijaliziranim, bogatim i demokratskim (WEIRD) društvima. Također se raspravljalo o drugim nalazima i implikacijama istraživanja i prakse.