To What Extend Perceived Behavioural Control can Influence Traffic Violation? An Explorative Study

Abstract

Road accident is one of the critical global issues nowadays. Drivers’ violation over the traffic rules and regulation has been reported to lead the occurrence of road accident worldwide. It further reported that drivers’ perceived behavioural control (PBC) could actually avoid the occurrences of such violation behaviour. Therefore, this review paper aimed to study on the relationship between PBC and traffic violation behaviour. This review has been undertaken through four academic databases, namely Scopus, Wiley Online Library, Emerald and Web of Science which originally yielded a total of 3471 findings. After several screenings and reviewing process, only 18 studies that fulfill the eligibility criteria were included in this study. The empirical evidence regarding the relationship between PBC and violation behavior is mixed. The drivers seemed to have intention to control themselves from breaking the law, however, in fact they were actually violating the traffic law. The appropriate countermeasure has been proposed in order to further enhance drivers’ PBC in cultivating a safe driving behaviour.