Percepção de Risco dos Universitários de Sinop-MT sobre Acidentes no Trânsito com Motocicletas

Abstract

This thesis was elaborated from three articles, with articles I and II, "Perception of risk under theoretical analysis" and "Perception of risk of young people involved in traffic accidents: a conceptual and statistical analysis", respectively, structured on the basis of secondary data, in which only theoretical aspects are discussed, while Article III "The relationship between personality and risk perception of motorcyclists in traffic" presented a descriptive study with primary data, in which primary results were presented as information base the university students of the City of Sinop-MT. This study had as general objective to know the main factors that constitute the risk perception of university students of Sinop-MT, in motorcycle traffic accidents in order to contribute to the development of accident prevention programs. To achieve the objective outlined in the thesis and in each of the articles (Article I - To know how the national and international literature describes the aspects that involve the perception of risk in traffic; Article II - To present the statistics at national, state and the study of the relationship between social - demographic variables and behavioral aspects, personality dimensions and the perception of risk of university motorcyclists), were compared with the obtained from the development of theoretical research and a research with empirical method, with quantitative analyzes. The results and discussions of the studies carried out allowed us to conclude that the risk perception of Sinop-MT students regarding traffic accidents with motorcycles has personality traits as one of the main factors, as well as the use of drugs and alcohol, along with the direction, besides the lack of knowledge about what is defensive driving and disrespect to traffic signaling / legislation, are factors that generate the high number of traffic accidents with motorcycles, so it is important to carry out studies and lectures awareness in motorcycle accident prevention programs.