Fatalism as a predictor of road user behaviour? : A Comparison of African and European Countries

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The focus of the current study is on fatalistic beliefs and road safety behaviours among African and European car drivers. Fatalistic beliefs refer to a tendency to view life events as predetermined and inevitable. If your fate is predestined, what you do in traffic (including risk taking) will not make a difference. Previous studies from African countries report a relatively high level of fatalistic beliefs among road users, and indicate relationships between fatalistic beliefs and unsafe road behaviours. In this study, we compare this in three African countries (Tanzania, Ghana, Zambia), with three European countries (Norway and Netherlands & Sweden). The study has three aims: Compare the prevalence of fatalistic beliefs among African and European car drivers. Compare road safety behaviours among African and European car drivers. Examine the relationship between fatalistic beliefs, road safety behaviours and accident involvement.

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