Abstract
Young pedestrians have a high rate of traffic violations and are vulnerable. In this study, theory of planned behavior (TPB) questionnaires were collected from a sample of 395 young pedestrians. Reliability analysis demonstrated that the TPB questionnaire was effective and credible. An analysis model was established based on the TPB. The motivations for traffic violation behaviors among young pedestrians on intersections were studied from the perspective of social psychology. The results revealed that the most common violation behavior of young pedestrians was crossing on yellow light (29.7%). Male young pedestrians reported the higher intention of violating regulations. Behavioral attitude (0.14), subjective norm (0.17), and perceived behavioral control (0.12) all affected young pedestrians’ behavioral intentions. Relatives and friends played a positive role in mitigating young pedestrians’ intentions to commit violations at intersections. Perceived behavior control had the weakest influence on young pedestrians’ intentions to violate regulations. Behavioral intention (0.31) was the most direct and significant predictor of behavior. The results of the study are valuable for the identification of the causes of traffic violations among young pedestrians, and they can serve as a reference for the implementation of effective interventions.
Highlights
Intersections are key components of urban road traffic systems, and the traffic environment is highly complex
As a classic theory of attitude–behavior relations, the theory of planned behavior (TPB) has been widely used in scientific research. e TPB was proposed by Ajzen and Fishbein, and it includes five elements, namely attitude toward behavior (AB), subjective norms (SN), perceived behavioral control (PBC), behavior intention (BI), and behavior (B) [30]
The investigator roughly distinguishes the sample of teenagers through the appearance of pedestrians. e screening of later video analysis can basically identify young pedestrian samples
Summary
Intersections are key components of urban road traffic systems, and the traffic environment is highly complex. Pedestrian violations are a considerable hidden danger at urban intersections, with the potential to cause traffic accidents, traffic congestion, and other problems [1]. Pedestrians are vulnerable road users, and unsafe pedestrian behaviors likely cause personal injury and traffic accidents [2]. In 2018 alone, there were 3,045 traffic accidents involving pedestrians in China, resulting in 1,325 deaths and 1,968 injuries [3]. Road traffic injury is the main cause of death among young pedestrians, and vulnerable road user deaths comprise more than half of road traffic deaths [4]. China had the highest annual number of traffic-related fatalities and injuries and many of these traffic incidents involved young pedestrians [5]
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