Two Wheeler Drivers’ Risk Taking Attitude Towards Road Accident

The objective of the study is to identify two-wheeler drivers’ risk taking attitude towards road accident. The data of the study has been obtained through self-administrated questionnaire with a sample of 105 two-wheeler drivers from Panipat (Haryana). 22 items have been comprised into four factors that define two-wheeler drivers’ risk taking attitude. Descriptive research design has been used in the study with the purpose of describing drivers’ risk taking attitude towards road accidents. The study has observed that there is significant difference between male and female two-wheeler drivers’ risk taking attitude regarding all the factors such as enforcement of law, non-driving activities, traffic rules and carelessness and significant difference is also observed between two-wheeler drivers who got the driving training and did not get the driving training regarding all the factors of risk taking attitude excluding traffic rules. There is insignificant difference between two-wheeler drivers’ risk taking attitude that having the driving license and do not having the driving license regarding all the factors of risk taking attitude except carelessness.