The results of this study have particular implications for
the profession of occupational therapy. Firstly,
occupational-therapy practitioners involved in driver
rehabilitation and training, whether by means of off- or onroad assessments, should be aware that drivers’ perceptions of risk will affect their driving behaviours, which could
consequently undermine their hazard-perception abilities.
Hazard perception involves detecting stationary or moving
objects on the road that have the potential to increase the
risk of an accident.Therefore, it is recommended that a formal assessment of
accident-risk perception and driving behaviours be included
in both off- and on-road assessments to identify “at-risk”
drivers or to predict driving performance. This is particularly important for drivers with superstitious and fatalistic
attitudes about possible causes of accidents. Such drivers
are more likely to attribute an accident to factors outside
their control (an evil spirit, bad luck, and so on), implying
that they consider those risk factors for which they could be
personally responsible to be less significant. More importantly, because such fatalistic beliefs influence their
perception of the causes of road accidents, this may lead
them to take more risks on the road. This phenomenon
deserves our attention, because fatalism can lead to a
certain passivity or a tendency to seek help from mystical
practices, resulting in an inclination to neglect rational
security precautions and be less responsive to recommended preventive measures.
The results of this study have particular implications forthe profession of occupational therapy. Firstly,occupational-therapy practitioners involved in driverrehabilitation and training, whether by means of off- or onroad assessments, should be aware that drivers’ perceptions of risk will affect their driving behaviours, which couldconsequently undermine their hazard-perception abilities.Hazard perception involves detecting stationary or movingobjects on the road that have the potential to increase therisk of an accident.Therefore, it is recommended that a formal assessment ofaccident-risk perception and driving behaviours be includedin both off- and on-road assessments to identify “at-risk”drivers or to predict driving performance. This is particularly important for drivers with superstitious and fatalisticattitudes about possible causes of accidents. Such driversare more likely to attribute an accident to factors outsidetheir control (an evil spirit, bad luck, and so on), implyingthat they consider those risk factors for which they could bepersonally responsible to be less significant. More importantly, because such fatalistic beliefs influence theirperception of the causes of road accidents, this may leadthem to take more risks on the road. This phenomenondeserves our attention, because fatalism can lead to acertain passivity or a tendency to seek help from mysticalpractices, resulting in an inclination to neglect rationalมาตรการรักษาความปลอดภัย และได้แนะนำมาตรการน้อยตอบสนองต่อการ
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