Traffic infractions: a necessary distinction between errors and violations

Authors

  • João Bosco de Assis Rocha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v9i1.3297

Keywords:

errors, violations, traffic

Abstract

Millions of infractions are committed by drivers in Brazil every year, resulting in thousands of personal injuries, deaths, and material damages. However, only in recent years there has been an increased interest in human traffic behavior and studies to understanding the infraction and its etiology. Errors, differently from violations that relate to intentional actions as, for example, running the red traffic light, relate to the individual cognitive process. Violations are influenced by socioeconomic context. It could be said that during violation cases there is a conscious choice, while in the error cases the option it appears as only option or the correct one. In this work it was supposed that the knowledge of etiology and the distinction between infraction types might be able to improve educators and authorities actions concerning traffic issues.

Keywords: errors; violations; traffic.

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Published

2005-10-13

How to Cite

Rocha, J. B. de A. (2005). Traffic infractions: a necessary distinction between errors and violations. Interação Em Psicologia, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v9i1.3297

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2005)

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