Traffic accident statistics and risk perceptions in Japan and the United States

被引：78

作者：

Hayakawa, H ^{[1
]}

Fischbeck, PS

Fischhoff, B

机构：

[1] Carnegie Mellon Univ, Dept Engn & Publ Policy, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA

[2] Carnegie Mellon Univ, Dept Social & Decis Sci, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA

来源：

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION | 2000年 / 32卷 / 06期

基金：

美国安德鲁·梅隆基金会;

关键词：

traffic accident risk; accident lethality; Japan; United States; risk perception;

D O I：

10.1016/S0001-4575(00)00007-5

中图分类号：

TB18 [人体工程学];

学科分类号：

1201 ;

摘要：

Several recent studies have concluded that Japan and the US have different risk cultures. This study examines the actual risk environments faced by citizens in the two countries, in the domain of traffic safety, as a possible source of differences in risk perceptions. The study contrasts traffic-accident risks from several points of view (e.g. car drivers, motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians) and risk statistics (e.g. death rates, relative fatality risks, and accident lethality). Results clarify the traffic risks in the two countries and confirm their potential for explaining cross-national differences in risk perceptions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：827 / 835

页数：9