The mood on the city’s roads is perceived by many road users and traffic participants as poor. This shows a survey of which of the German traffic psychologist Hardy Took last summer and on Wednesday at a traffic safety meeting was presented. It was organized by the city of Zurich. It shows that 65 percent of the traffic participants to take on the city’s streets in a bad mood true.
The bad mood is dependent on the means of transport: pedestrians are faced with “only” 50 percent more hateful mood. In the case of the car drivers and Cyclists, there were already 75 percent.
time pressure is a source of tension
Amazingly, however, are mostly other people’s fault: 75 percent of respondents stated that they spread with their behavior a “good mood” in the Road. Only a quarter admitted to contribute a little to a comfortable side by side.
One of the main reasons for the bad atmosphere is the pressure of time: 80 percent of the respondents reported to be in Stress more likely to feel tense on-the-go. In short: Without time pressure, the mood on the city’s roads would be a lot more relaxed. The would contribute in accordance with the communication from the city of Zurich to an improvement in road safety. The survey is based on a survey of 2100 people. (sda)
Created: 06.11.2019, 15:08 PM
