Applying psychology to a reluctant road safety: A comment on South (1998)

Authors
Harrison, WA
Citation
Wa. Harrison, Applying psychology to a reluctant road safety: A comment on South (1998), AUST PSYCHL, 33(3), 1998, pp. 238-240
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST
ISSN journal
00050067 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
238 - 240
Database
ISI
SICI code
0005-0067(199811)33:3<238:APTARR>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
South's (1998) comments on Sanson et al. (1996) raise a number of issues re lating to the general application of psychological theory to road safety re search, and in particular the validity of the theoretical construct of gene ral deterrence to driver behaviour. This comment on South suggests that roa d safety research, rather than psychology, is in need of a broader focus.