title: Can the traffic locus of control (T-LOC) scale be successfully used to predict Swedish drivers' speeding behaviour?
abstract: The first aim of the present study was to examine the factor structure of the traffic locus of control (T-LOC) scale in a Swedish sample of drivers. The second aim was to examine if this scale can be used to predict drivers' speeding behaviour. A sample of Swedish car owners (N=223) completed a questionnaire including questions based on the traffic locus of control (T-LOC) scale as well as questions about their speeding behaviour. The results showed a five factor solution including own skills, own behaviour, other drivers, vehicle/environment and fate. Own behaviour and vehicle/environment could be used to predict drivers' speeding behaviour on roads with a 90 km/h speed limit while none of the variables included in the traffic locus of control (T-LOC) scale could be used to predict drivers' speeding behaviour on roads with a 50 km/h speed limit. On 90 km/h roads own behaviour was positively related to drivers' speeding behaviour while vehicle/environment was negatively related to their speeding behaviour.
authors.affiliation: Safety Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University, Turkey. henriettewallenwarner@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Henriette Wallén
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: Türker
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Timo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lajunen
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000523:psychology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004779:Environment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013548:Sweden; D055815:Young Adult