The analysis revealed that even among these respondents, the discordance between beliefs/attitudes and self-reported behaviors was observed.įurther, new to the TSCI report is the inclusion of analyses looking at the association of engagement in risky driving behaviors with self-reported crash involvement. This year, the AAA Foundation looked deeper into the issue of discordance by focusing on those respondents reporting the most “extreme” position about the dangers of driving behaviors (i.e., extremely dangerous), perceived likelihood of apprehension for engaging in them (i.e., very likely being caught), and perceived social disapproval of them (i.e., completely disapproved). For detailed information on the methodology, see the full report. The survey data are from a sample of 2,714 licensed drivers aged 16 and older who reported driving in the past 30 days prior to the survey. The survey results are drawn from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s annual Traffic Safety Culture Index, which identifies attitudes and behaviors related to traffic safety. About 47% of drivers consider that drivers driving after using potentially impairing prescription drugs would be likely to be caught by the police. Most drivers (88.3%) indicate driving after using potentially impairing prescription drugs as very or extremely dangerous. ![]() However, 91% of drivers socially disapprove of driving shortly after using marijuana. Nearly 70% of respondents consider driving shortly (within an hour) after using marijuana to be very or extremely dangerous.However, almost 10% admit to having done so in the past 30 days. Most drivers (94%) perceive driving after drinking as very or extremely dangerous.Despite high rates of perceived danger and social disapproval regarding drowsy driving, about 24% of drivers admit to having driven while being so tired that they had had a hard time keeping their eyes open, at least once in past 30 days.Over 97% of drivers socially disapprove of drowsy driving.However, only 29% think drowsy drivers risked being caught by the police. About 96% of drivers identify drowsy driving as very or extremely dangerous.Drivers involved in one or more crashes in the past two years are significantly more likely to engage in any type of self-reported aggressive driving behaviors.Over 86% of drivers report speeding through a red light to be very or extremely dangerous, and 52% of drivers think that the police would catch a driver for running a red light.Over 65% of respondents think that the police would catch a driver for driving 15 mph over the speed limit on a freeway, yet 48.2% report having done so in the past 30 days. ![]()
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