Driver Courtesy Project

The research investigated the effect of driver courtesy and discourtesy on other road users, the effects on the driver exhibiting the behaviour, the motivations for driving discourteously, and the motivators to become more courteous when driving. It also recommended strategies to promote courtesy in road users. The project was achieved by a comprehensive review of driving courtesy literature; focus group research to explore driver’s perceptions; and simulator-based research using deception to investigate the impact of ‘real’ courteous and discourteous driving behaviour.

 
GRANT/FUNDER
RACQ, Industry Funding, 2015
TEAM
Christian Jones, Bridie Scott-Parker, Nicholas Hansen
PARTNERS
RACQ
STATUS
Completed
URL

MEDIA
A qualitative exploration of driving stress and driving discourtesy
Driver stress in response to infrastructure and other road users
Holy crap that was close! A qualitative exploration of driving stress and driving discourtesy