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Road safety training effectively reduced drivers' comparative optimism in high-control traffic situations. This finding suggests targeted interventions can mitigate optimistic bias, promoting safer driving behaviors.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Traffic Safety Research
Behavioral Science

Background:

Comparative optimism, the tendency to perceive oneself as less vulnerable to negative events than others, hinders preventive actions in traffic accidents.
Reducing this optimistic bias is challenging, despite its negative impact on road safety.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of a road safety training course in reducing drivers' comparative optimism.
To investigate whether this reduction differs between high and low control traffic situations.

Main Methods:

A road safety training intervention was administered to drivers.
Comparative optimism was assessed before and after the training, differentiating between high and low control scenarios.

Main Results:

The training course significantly reduced comparative optimism in high control situations.
No significant reduction in comparative optimism was observed in low control situations.

Conclusions:

Road safety training can be effective in mitigating optimistic bias, particularly when drivers perceive a high degree of control.
Implications for designing targeted road safety interventions that address optimistic bias in specific driving contexts are discussed.