Differences in driving styles according to demographic variables among a sample of drivers

Abstract

The Study aims to identify the driving styles differences within a sample of drivers based on demographic variables such as: sex, age, educational level and experience. A descriptive method was adopted in this research since it only considers the differences. The sample composed of 80 drivers selected using the purposive sampling method. For a research tool, the multidimensional scale of driving style was applied. The Study resulted in what follows: There are no statistically significant driving styles differences between drivers attributed to sex; there are differences statistically significant in driving styles between drivers attributed to age; there are no differences statistically significant in driving styles between drivers attributed to educational level; there are no differences statistically significant in driving styles between drivers attributed to experience. Only then, the results were interpreted in light of the available literature in psychology and what was noted in previous studies in the subject.