Speeding Intention among Young Urban Drivers

Authors

  • Dayang Norfazila Abang Mustaffa
  • Mohamad Ghazali Masuri
  • Akehsan Dahlan
  • Khairil Anuar Md. Isa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v2i7.41

Abstract

The number of road traffic accidents among young adult aged under 25 years old is an alarming issue in Malaysia. A five pages self-reported questionnaire was distributed to 384 young drivers' to investigate their intention in speeding while driving. Results have shown, the intention to speed among low and high intended based line group revealed a significant difference when it was compared with four types of scenario. Correct stimulation while driving could help drivers to change their intention to speed. This stimulation may be able to reduce the drivers' potential to involve with an accident and will save peoples' life.

Keywords: Speeding behavior; intention to speed; young driver’s; urban university

2398-4295 © 2017 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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2017-07-01

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Abang Mustaffa, D. N., Masuri, M. G., Dahlan, A., & Md. Isa, K. A. (2017). Speeding Intention among Young Urban Drivers. Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies, 2(7), 43–51. https://doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v2i7.41

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