Self-Management to Increase Safe Driving Among Short-Haul Truck Drivers

The relative impact of a self-management for safety (SMS) process was evaluated at two short-haul trucking terminals. Participants in the Pre-Behavior group (n= 21) recorded their intentions to engage in specific safe versus at-risk driving behaviors before leaving the terminal (i.e., before making...

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Published in:Journal of organizational behavior management 2005-04, Vol.23 (4), p.1-20
Main Authors: Hickman, Jeffrey S., Geller, E. Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automobile driving
Behavior
Behavior Change
behavior-based safety
Behavioral sciences
Driver Education
feedback
goal setting
incentives
Intervention
Motor Vehicles
Postal & delivery services
Safety management
Self evaluation
Self Management
Staff Development
Studies
Traffic Safety
training lone workers
Training Methods
Transportation
trucking
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Summary:The relative impact of a self-management for safety (SMS) process was evaluated at two short-haul trucking terminals. Participants in the Pre-Behavior group (n= 21) recorded their intentions to engage in specific safe versus at-risk driving behaviors before leaving the terminal (i.e., before making any of their deliveries for the day), whereas participants in the Post-Behavior group (n = 12) recorded their actual safe versus at-risk driving behaviors after returning to the terminal (i.e., after making all their deliveries for the day). Each participant drove a truck equipped with an on-board computer-monitoring device that recorded two driving behaviors, traveling > 63 mph (overspeed) and stopping or braking ≥ 7 mph/sec (extreme braking). During the SMS intervention, participants in the Pre-Behavior group reduced their mean percentage of time overspeeding by 30.4%, and their mean frequency of extreme braking incidents by 63.9%. Similarly, during the SMS intervention, the Post-Behavior group reduced their mean percentage of overspeeding and their mean frequency of extreme braking incidents by 19.3% and 49.4%, respectively.
ISSN:0160-8061
1540-8604
DOI:10.1300/J075v23n04_01