Search for dissertations about: "driving violations"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words driving violations.
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1. Driving Violations : Investigating Forms of Irrational Rationality
Abstract : Several aspects contribute to road crashes and one important part is the ‘human factor’. This information is interesting but insufficient unless we also try to understand what is meant by the term. READ MORE
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2. Modelling self-reported aberrant driving behaviour
Abstract : The highly complex behaviour involved in driving a vehicle may be viewed as a form of action control in a potentially hazardous traffic system. Behavioural adaptation to the traffic system is imperfect, as is sometimes reflected in mishaps and road traffic accidents. READ MORE
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3. Space and Sensibility : Young Men’s Risk-Taking with Motor Vehicles
Abstract : In this ethnographic study of “Volvo greasers” [Volvoraggare] in a peri-urban community in Sweden, risk-taking practices with motor vehicles, such as speeding and drifting, are explored and analyzed in relation to age, gender, class and place. Young men’s risk-taking with motor vehicles regularly generates public debate as a traffic safety issue, often resulting in various policy suggestions, such as curfews or raising of the driving licence age. READ MORE
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4. Aggregating Case Studies of Vehicle Crashes by Means of Causation Charts : An Evaluation and Revision of the Driving Reliability and Error Analysis Method
Abstract : There is a need for increased knowledge about causes to motor-vehicle crashes and their prevention. Multidisciplinary in-depth case studies can provide detailed causation data that is otherwise unattainable. Such data might allow the formulation of hypotheses of causes and causal relationships for further study. READ MORE
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5. Older drivers with cognitive impairments : issues of detection and assessment
Abstract : Older drivers are often presented as a traffic safety problem. Age-related medical conditions such as dementias and stroke impair cognitive functions that are crucial for safe driving. Uncertainty remains regarding the most appropriate clinical methods to assess driving fitness in these patient groups. READ MORE