Risk Perception and Aberrant Driving Behavior Among Autorickshaw in Palakkad

Abstract

The study examines the relationship between risk perception and aberrant driving behavior among Autorikshaw drivers. The sample consists of 200 Autorikshaw drivers from various locations in the district of Palakkad. The statistics techniques used in this study are Karl Pearson’s coefficient of correlation, Arithmetic Mean and Standard Deviation. The results showed that there exists a relationship between variables and hence the hypothesis is accepted. The result indicates that the Autorikshaw drivers who have high risk perception are showing more aberrant driving behavior. The study concluded that some drivers who showed high score on Driver Behavior Questionnaire is found to have low risk perception.