Hazard anticipation of young novice drivers - SWOV

2.6.1. Exposure
In Section 1.2, the Periodical Regional Traffic Safety Survey (PROV) of the
Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment was introduced. One of
the questions in this questionnaire was: “How fast do you drive on roads
with a speed limit of XX km/h when there is no congestion on moments that
you do not pass another vehicle and the weather condition is good?” Figure
2.8 shows the self-reported speeds of female and male drivers per age group
for motorways with a speed limit of 120 km/h.
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Male Drivers
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Female Drivers
Self reported speed
120
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18-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80+
Age groups
Figure 2.8. Self-reported speeds in good weather and traffic conditions on motorways
with a speed limit of 120 km/h for female and male drivers per age group. Error bars
indicate +/- 1 standard error. Source: Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment.
The results in Figure 2.8 are based on the combined data of 10 surveys with
about 6000 car drivers as respondent each between 1990 and 2005. The selfreported
speed on motorways was lower for females than for males and
decreased with age. Note that the self-reported speed of 18-19 year old male
drivers was lower than the self-reported speed of 20-24 year old male
drivers. For female drivers, the average self-reported speed on motorways
was no longer above the legal limit from the 35-39 age group on. For male
drivers this was the case from the 70-74 age group on. Figure 2.9 shows the
same results as Figure 2.8, but now for main rural roads with a speed limit of
80 km/h.
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