Abstract
In Tanzania, in 2014, 3,760 people were killed on the roads, and 14,530 were injured. The possible
reasons are to be investigated around the fatalistic beliefs common in Africa, and the lack of effective
road safety education in schools. The present study was conducted in a Secondary School in Tanzania
in 2016. In January 212 students received a two-hour training held by a traffic psychologist and the
training effectiveness was assessed through Static Hazard Perception Test (SHPT), that was submitted
before the training and twice after the training, in February and in November (follow up). Aim of the
training was to open a ‘window of thought’ on simple concepts such as road risk and danger, starting
from the idea that reflecting on these concepts would help students to improve their awareness of the
dangers that can be found on the road. Pre-post repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA)
yielded a principal effect of the training on hazard perception (F (1,210)=27.519, p<.001). Data
collected in the follow up show that the level of hazards perception at eight months after the training
was lower than immediately after the training (repeated measures ANOVA: F (1,210)=11,700, p<.005)
but higher than before the training (repeated measures ANOVA: F (1,210) =85,685, p<.001). Although
there are some limits, the results suggest that a traffic psychology training about road safety, based on
students’ reflection about their experience as road users, may help to better recognize hazards on the
road and to maintain such ability forward. Such results have implications for more effective road safety
education in Africa.
Lingua originale | English |
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Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | WIT Transactions on the Built Environment |
Pagine | 393-401 |
Numero di pagine | 9 |
Volume | 174 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2018 |
Evento | SAFE International Conference on Safety and Security Engineering - ROMA -- ITA Durata: 6 set 2017 → 8 set 2017 |
Convegno
Convegno | SAFE International Conference on Safety and Security Engineering |
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Città | ROMA -- ITA |
Periodo | 6/9/17 → 8/9/17 |
Keywords
- Tanzania
- risk perception
- road hazard
- road safety
- training