Article: Attitudes of public light bus drivers to penalties to combat red light violations in Hong Kong

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TitleAttitudes of public light bus drivers to penalties to combat red light violations in Hong Kong
AuthorsWong, SC1
Wong, CW1
Sze, NN1
KeywordsEnforcement
Market segmentation analysis
Mixed logit model
Multinomial logit model
Public light bus
Red light violations
Issue Date2008
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/tranpol
CitationTransport Policy, 2008, v. 15 n. 1, p. 43-54 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2007.10.009
AbstractRed light violation is a serious driving offense because of the crash risk and injury severity with which it is associated. In 2006, in Hong Kong both the fine and driver demerit penalty for red light violations were increased to combat the increasing trend of red light violation offenses. Public light bus (PLB) drivers constitute one of the most problematic driver groups because of their high rate of driving offenses and involvement in crashes. This study employed a stated preference (SP) survey to investigate the perceptions of PLB drivers and their attitudes towards the increase in the fine and driver demerit penalty imposed for red light violations, and to measure the influence of these penalties on deterring red light violations by using a multinomial logit model. Possible interventions by driver demographics and the operational characteristics of PLBs in the sensitivity measures were revealed through market segmentation analyses. Both the fine and the driver demerit penalty were significant in deterring PLB drivers from committing red light violations. In addition, the market segmentation analyses found age, marital status, educational level, income level, vehicle class, employment structure, and salary system to be significantly associated with perceptions of the increase in the fine and penalty among the drivers. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN0967-070X
2011 Impact Factor: 1.719
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.044
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2007.10.009
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000253731500005
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dc.contributor.authorWong, SC
dc.contributor.authorWong, CW
dc.contributor.authorSze, NN
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T06:28:53Z
dc.date.available2010-09-06T06:28:53Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractRed light violation is a serious driving offense because of the crash risk and injury severity with which it is associated. In 2006, in Hong Kong both the fine and driver demerit penalty for red light violations were increased to combat the increasing trend of red light violation offenses. Public light bus (PLB) drivers constitute one of the most problematic driver groups because of their high rate of driving offenses and involvement in crashes. This study employed a stated preference (SP) survey to investigate the perceptions of PLB drivers and their attitudes towards the increase in the fine and driver demerit penalty imposed for red light violations, and to measure the influence of these penalties on deterring red light violations by using a multinomial logit model. Possible interventions by driver demographics and the operational characteristics of PLBs in the sensitivity measures were revealed through market segmentation analyses. Both the fine and the driver demerit penalty were significant in deterring PLB drivers from committing red light violations. In addition, the market segmentation analyses found age, marital status, educational level, income level, vehicle class, employment structure, and salary system to be significantly associated with perceptions of the increase in the fine and penalty among the drivers. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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dc.identifier.citationTransport Policy, 2008, v. 15 n. 1, p. 43-54 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2007.10.009
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2007.10.009
dc.identifier.epage54
dc.identifier.hkuros140434
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000253731500005
dc.identifier.issn0967-070X
2011 Impact Factor: 1.719
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.044
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-38649121450
dc.identifier.spage43
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/71098
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/tranpol
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofTransport Policy
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subjectEnforcement
dc.subjectMarket segmentation analysis
dc.subjectMixed logit model
dc.subjectMultinomial logit model
dc.subjectPublic light bus
dc.subjectRed light violations
dc.titleAttitudes of public light bus drivers to penalties to combat red light violations in Hong Kong
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong