EPA-0813 - Comparison of Personality Features Between Normal and High Risk Drivers in Tehran

Abstract

Introduction:

Characteristics can be related to individual driving behavior and traffic much evidence indicates that there is a relationship between personality traits and risky driving behavior.

Aim:

The goal of recent survey was to identify difference of personality features between risky and ordinary drivers.

Methods:

Thus the numbers of 120 drivers (60 risky drivers, 60 ordinary drivers) were chosen in a simple random sampling way among Tehran drivers and tested through Neo personality test.

Results:

The results indicate the significant difference among personality features of risky and ordinary drivers in all five indexes of neo test including:

1. Neuroticism 2. Extraversion 3. Openness to expense 4. Agreeableness 5. Consciousness.

Conclusions:

In fact, indexes average of neuroticism and extraversion were more considerable through risky drivers than ordinary drivers, as well was indexes average of openness to expense, agreeableness and consciousness were less among risky drivers.