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ABSTRACT
By employing abbreviated versions of Driver Attitude Questionnaire (DAQ), Driver Risk Perception Questionnaire (DRPQ) and Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ), this study provides a profile of the self-reported attitudes, road safety perceptions and the extent of engagement in aberrant driving behaviours of a sample of taxi drivers (N = 135) and private car drivers (N = 134) to identify significant factors affecting the safety of the occupational drivers. The results show that taxi and private car drivers are more likely to report engaging in speeding violations, and believe speeding is more acceptable compared to the use of hand-held mobile device whilst driving, following too closely or overtaking. Regarding demographic factors, the results show that ownership, work mode and experience have significant influence on taxi drivers’ DAQ, DRPQ and DBQ reports. Bivariate analyses indicate that taxi drivers who report a higher level of aberrant driving behaviours also report less safe driving attitudes. However, an exception is found in factors related to speeding. The results show that taxi drivers who report high motivations for traffic violations also have higher chance to involve in violations. Furthermore, the research has identified a number of differences between taxi and private car drivers that may have an impact on the occupational drivers.
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Benson Kin Ho Hung
Mr Benson Kin Ho Hung has provided research support for several Environment and Conservation Fund projects in reducing carbon footprint via bus route rationalisation, emission and noise control by traffic signal optimisation in Hong Kong and establishing a marine museum featuring Hong Kong ferry system. He also contributed significantly in a successful Research Grants Council application namely Columbarium Development: Public Transport Policy Implications. He has been continuously working on transportation engineering problems, road safety issues and other related problems. Apart from the above efforts, he has substantial experiences in research, scholastic and professional activities such as conference and workshop, serving as inter-institute collaboration delegates and providing academic consultation. Moreover, he has also developed teaching materials and technical instructions for civil engineering courses at the tertiary level in order to suit the needs of various stakeholders.