Improving road safety in rural areas: An examination of the traffic safety climate in rural Wales

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dc.authoridMusselwhite, Charles/0000-0002-4831-2092
dc.contributor.authorTekes, Burcu
dc.contributor.authorMusselwhite, Charles
dc.contributor.authorBicaksiz, Pinar
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-27T07:33:18Z
dc.date.available2026-02-27T07:33:18Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractAlthough there is a body of research conducted on traffic safety and driver behaviors in the UK, studies on traffic safety climate, particularly in rural Wales, are limited. In this study, the effect of traffic safety climate in Wales on several driving-related characteristics was investigated and expected to find a difference between rural and urban Wales. The model investigated the moderator role of rural/urban areas on the relationship between traffic safety climate and driver behaviors, driver anger, anger expression, and driver risk. Using data from 346 participants, we found that drivers in rural areas perceive traffic as having more internal requirements, but also engage in more risk-taking, whereas drivers in urban areas score higher in aggressive violations and verbal aggressive expression. In the following steps, we found links between traffic safety climate and various driver-related outcomes, and this link differs across drivers living in rural and urban areas. These findings suggest the need for tailored strategies to address road safety in rural areas in Wales.
dc.description.sponsorshipAberystwyth University Rural Futures Research Hub, Wales, United Kingdom
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Aberystwyth University Rural Futures Research Hub, Wales, United Kingdom.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.trf.2025.07.003
dc.identifier.endpage872
dc.identifier.issn1369-8478
dc.identifier.issn1873-5517
dc.identifier.startpage864
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2025.07.003
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14669/4538
dc.identifier.volume114
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001529914500002
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Sci Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofTransportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararas� Hakemli Dergi - Kurum ��retim Eleman�
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20260302
dc.subjectTraffic safety climate
dc.subjectDriver behavior
dc.subjectDriver anger
dc.subjectDriver anger expression
dc.subjectDrivers' risk
dc.subjectRural
dc.subjectUrban
dc.titleImproving road safety in rural areas: An examination of the traffic safety climate in rural Wales
dc.typeArticle

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