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Attitudes of learner drivers toward safety at level crossings: Do they change after a 360° video-based educational intervention?

In light of the growing number of level crossing accidents and the limited prevention programmes, this study examined relationships among attitudes toward traffic rules, impulsiveness, and behavioural intentions at level crossings. It explored the behavioural effects of an educational programme newly developed within the framework of the Croatian national safety project “Implementation of measures to improve the safety of the most vulnerable traffic participants at level crossings“. The programme aimed to change risky attitudes and behavioural intentions of learner drivers at level crossings. It consists of a safety lecture accompanied by pictures, videos and the exposition to a 3D virtual reality film shot at a real level crossing, which allows the participant to experience, from the driver’s perspective, safe and risky crossings. The programme was implemented in 11 driving schools. First, 285 participants (62.8% men) answered a questionnaire measuring safety attitudes toward traffic and impulsiveness, then they attended a lecture and participated in the virtual reality experience. Finally, they answered a questionnaire measuring planned future behaviour at level crossings. The results showed that attitudes toward level crossing risk significantly predicted intended driving behaviour at level crossings. Furthermore, the 360° video-based educational intervention altered the relationships connecting attitudes toward level crossings and risky driving behaviour at level crossings. The practical implications of these results are discussed.

Level crossings ; Learner drivers ; Education programme ; Safety ; 360° video-based educational intervention ; Attitudes

Istraživanje prikazano u radu provedeno je u okviru projekta “Implementacija mjera za povećanje sigurnosti najranjivijih sudionika u prometu na željezničko-cestovnim prijelazima” koji se provodio u sklopu „Nacionalnog programa sigurnosti cestovnog prometa Republike Hrvatske 2011. – 2020. godine“ Ministarstva unutarnjih poslova Republike Hrvatske. Fakultet prometnih znanosti Sveučilišta u Zagrebu nositelj je ovog projekta, a HŽ Infrastruktura s preventivno- edukativnom akcijom „Vlak je uvijek brži“ partner na projektu. Detaljnije informacije o projektu dostupne su na mrežnoj stranici projekta https://www.fpz.unizg.hr/projekt-sigurnost-na- zcp/ i YouTube kanalu projekta https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_8WyiVQmWEX7NlH padRj6A