Search for dissertations about: "speeding"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 55 swedish dissertations containing the word speeding.

  2. 1. Factors Influencing Drivers' Speeding Behaviour

    Author : Henriette Wallén Warner; Lars Åberg; J. A. Rothengatter; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Psychology; theory of planned behaviour; driver behaviour questionnaire; intelligent speed adaptation; observed speeding; beliefs; attitudes; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Every year many people all over the world are killed and severely injured in road traffic accidents. Even though driving too fast is a behaviour well known to contribute to both the number and the outcome of these accidents, drivers are still speeding. READ MORE

  4. 2. Promoting traffic safety among young male drivers - the role of mental elaboration

    Author : Birgitta Falk; Henry Montgomery; Ola Svenson; Frank McKenna; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Young drivers; driving behaviour; social influence; persuasion; risk behaviour; intervention; speeding; test-retest effect; traffic safety; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the potential of mental elaboration as a means of decreasing risky driving among young male drivers. Around 600 young male drivers participated in the three studies. READ MORE

  5. 3. Driving Violations : Investigating Forms of Irrational Rationality

    Author : Sonja Forward; Lars Åberg; Dianne Parker; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; theory of planned behaviour; driving violations; risk-taking; speeding; dangerous overtaking; Psychology; Psykologi;

    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

  6. 4. Speeding up the Atmosphere : Experimental oxidation studies of ambient and laboratory aerosols using a flow reactor

    Author : Erik Ahlberg; MERGE: ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Secondary organic aerosols; oxidation flow reactor; volatile organic compounds; climate;

    Abstract : Apart from gases, the air we breath consist of tiny, so called, aerosol particles. A cubic metre of air in a relatively clean environment can consist of several billion aerosol particles. The impact of these particles on human health and on climate is significant. READ MORE

  7. 5. Speed Choice : The Driver, the Road and Speed Limits

    Author : Mats Haglund; Nils Petter Gregersen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Driving behaviour; Speed choice; Risk estimates; Enforcement; Attitudes; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : Speed choice is one of the more characteristic features of driver behaviour. The speed a driver chooses to travel at determines the degree of difficulty he or she operates under. Higher speeds lead to more accidents, higher accident risk and more severe consequences of an accident. READ MORE