title: Women drivers' behavior in well-known versus less familiar locations.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Through observations this study sought to examine the effects of road familiarity on driving performance.
  
  
  METHODS
  Severe and minor traffic violations, dangerous behaviors, and speeding were assessed in well known and in less familiar locations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  As compared to less known locations, drivers in well known locations performed more severe and minor violations, more dangerous behaviors, and they drove above the speed limit more often.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results are discussed in the context of Theory of Risk Homeostasis (later re-labeled as Target Risk Theory), the psychological effect of familiarity on driving performance, and the phenomenon of automatic driving. Presenting the risk of driving in familiar locations would assist to elevate safe driving.
authors.affiliation: The Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gat, 52900, Israel. rosenbt1@mail.biu.ac.il
authors.forename: Tova
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rosenbloom
authors.forename: Amotz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perlman
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shahar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D001519:Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States