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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Reckless driving

Reckless driving

  • Dangerous driving practices
  • Callous drivers

Incidence

According to a 1996 survey, roughly three-quarters of the UK population perceive themselves to have been the victims of abuse from other drivers.

Claim

Eighty percent of all people consider themselves to be above average drivers.

Broader

Unhealthy behaviour
Presentable
Recklessness
Presentable
Unsafe transport
Unpresentable
Travel risks
Unpresentable
Danger
Yet to rate

Narrower

Road rage
Excellent
Speeding
Presentable
Reckless driving by elderly motorists
Presentable
Continued operation of unsafe motor vehicles
Presentable
Overloaded vehicles
Unpresentable
Dangerous car parking
Unpresentable
Reckless all-terrain vehicle drivers
Yet to rate
Motor vehicle driver fatigue
Yet to rate
Driving delinquency
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Transport accidents
Presentable
Injuries
Presentable
Road traffic violations
Unpresentable
Hazardous vehicles
Unpresentable
Inadequate motorcycle control
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Sleep deprivation
Presentable
Unmaintained private vehicles
Unpresentable
Inadequate driver training
Yet to rate

Related

Drunk driving
Presentable
Drive-by shootings
Presentable

Value

Recklessness
Yet to rate
Dangerous
Yet to rate
Callousness
Yet to rate

Reference

Bender's Editorial Staff and Campbell, Farragher J: Defense of Speeding, Reckless Driving and Vehicular Homicide
Tugwell, Simon: Ways of Imperfection

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Unpresentable
 Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
E9334
DOCID
11593340
D7NID
133931
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/reckless-driving
Last update
Oct 4, 2020