Title: Relationship between bus driver characteristics and traffic violations

Authors: Haoyu Wen; Qi Li; Lai C. Liu

Addresses: School of Economics and Management, Xidian University, 2 South Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China ' School of Economics and Management, Xidian University, 2 South Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710071, China ' College of Business and Entrepreneurship, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, 1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg, Texas 78539, USA

Abstract: Buses represent one of the most common and important means of mass transit for people around the globe. As a form of public transportation service, it is highly critical to have strategies that can reduce traffic accidents and save lives. This study examines the relationship between driver characteristics and occurrences of traffic violations or accidents in a Chinese metropolitan city. Using Chi-square analyses, age, education, and experiences were found to be statistically significant predictors. Since these three variables can be influenced using appropriate hiring policies and implementation of best practices, this report should be of particular importance with regard to standards development, recruitment, and driver training.

Keywords: bus drivers; bus services; demographics; public transport; traffic violations; bus driver characteristics; buses; traffic accidents; China; age; education; experience; hiring policies; standards development; recruitment; driver training.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSS.2016.076970

International Journal of Services and Standards, 2016 Vol.11 No.1, pp.43 - 59

Received: 16 Nov 2015
Accepted: 24 Nov 2015
Published online: 09 Jun 2016 *

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