The Conditionality of the Rule among Motorcyclists

Abstract

The problem of transportation accidents (in general) depends largely on human factors. In the road sector, traffic psychology studies the behavior of road users. Among the categories of users, motorcyclists is part of the group of “vulnerable road users”, and facts and figures confirm their exposure to risk. The theory of conditionality was developed in order to understand the psychological underpinnings of the relationship to the rule. These works defend the existence of two systems of rules: legal and social. Studies carried out with motorcyclists show the particularity of this group: the pleasure of riding, a particular relationship to speed, conditionality differences according to the type and power of the motorbike. The conditionality of the rule among motorcyclists seems to have the particularity of being strongly anchored in their group identity.