Gender differences in drivers' reported behaviors. International comparison based on ESRA2 data on 32 countries
Résumé
The purpose of the paper is to study the effect of culture on gender differences in road user risk behaviors. The ESRA2018 database, comprising 25,459 car drivers (53% male) surveyed by an online questionnaire in 32 countries, was used to observe gender and regional differences (Africa, Asia & Oceania, Europa, North America) in reported behavior, personal and social acceptability of 4 violations: drinking and driving, speeding, not wearing a seatbelt and the use of a mobile phone while driving. The results show that gender differences are small but significant and the degree of difference varies across cultures with men valuing crash risk behaviors more than women do in all regions observed. In addition, speeding appears to be the most widespread and globally accepted of the four violations tested for both men and women. Results are discussed in terms of origin of gender differences and of factors explaining lack of compliance with speed limitation. These results could be useful to better tailor road safety campaigns and education.
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