Journal article
Predictors of rural driver self-reported passing behaviors when interacting with farm equipment on the roadway
Transportation research interdisciplinary perspectives, Vol.22, 100926
11/2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.trip.2023.100926
PMCID: PMC10565725
PMID: 37829845
Abstract
•Driver self-reported passing was related with perception of others’ passing behavior.•FE experienced males had higher odds of passing FE than non-experienced males.•FE experienced females had lower odds of passing FE than non-experienced females.•Among experienced FE drivers, males had higher odds of passing FE than females.
Crashes involving farm equipment (FE) are a major safety concern for farmers as well as all other users of the public road system in both rural and urban areas. These crashes often involve passenger vehicle drivers striking the farm equipment from behind or attempting to pass, but little is known about drivers’ perceived norms and self-reported passing behaviors. The objective of this study is to examine factors influencing drivers' farm equipment passing frequencies and their perceptions about the passing behaviors of other drivers.
Data were collected via intercept surveys with adult drivers at local gas stations in two small rural towns in Iowa. The survey asked drivers about their demographic information, frequency of passing farm equipment, and perceptions of other drivers' passing behavior in their community and state when approaching farm equipment (proximal and distal descriptive norms). A multinomial logistic regression model was used to estimate the relationship between descriptive norms and self-reported passing behavior.
Survey data from 201 adult drivers showed that only 10% of respondents considered farm equipment crashes to be a top road safety concern. Respondents who perceived others passing farm equipment frequently in their community were more likely to report that they also frequently pass farm equipment. The results also showed interactions between gender and experience operating farm equipment in terms of self-reported passing behavior.
Results from this study suggest local and state-level norms and perceptions of those norms may be important targets for intervention to improve individual driving behaviors around farm equipment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Predictors of rural driver self-reported passing behaviors when interacting with farm equipment on the roadway
- Creators
- Amir Ghanbari - Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, S449 CPHB, Iowa City, IA 52242, USACara Hamann - University of IowaStephanie Jansson - University of IowaMichelle Reyes - University of IowaKayla Faust - University of IowaJoseph Cavanaugh - University of IowaNatoshia Askelson - University of IowaCorinne Peek-Asa - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Transportation research interdisciplinary perspectives, Vol.22, 100926
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.trip.2023.100926
- PMID
- 37829845
- PMCID
- PMC10565725
- NLM abbreviation
- Transp Res Interdiscip Perspect
- ISSN
- 2590-1982
- eISSN
- 2590-1982
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000030, name: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2023
- Academic Unit
- Statistics and Actuarial Science; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Driving Safety Research Institute; Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); School of Planning and Public Affairs; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984473776102771
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