TITLE:
Fatalistic Beliefs, Invulnerability to Danger, Risk Perception and Risk-Taking among Cameroonian Motorcycle Taxi Drivers
AUTHORS:
Hélène Chantal Ngah Essomba
KEYWORDS:
Protective Motivation Theory, Feelings of Invulnerability, Fatalism, Risk Perception, Road Risk-Taking
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.10 No.12,
November
16,
2022
ABSTRACT: Driving condition is an extraordinary context which requires the driver
to make appropriate decisions in order to be able to overcome and protect
others. This study aimed to explore relationship between the feeling of invulnerability,
fatalistic beliefs, risk perception and road risk-taking among Cameroonian
motorcycle taxi drivers. One hundred and seventeen men Cameroonian motorcycle
taxi drivers aged 18 to 50, from three associations of motorcycle taxi drivers in
the city of Yaoundé took part in this study. Data was collected through scales
of fatalism, Invulnerability to Danger, Risk Perception and Protective
Motivation Questionnaire. According to hypothesis, results showed
predetermination (H1), perception of the accident and perception of the penalty
(H2) and feeling of invulnerability to danger (H3) is associated with the
motivation to protect oneself against traffic accidents among Cameroonian
motorcycle taxi drivers. The road risk-taking is linked to the cognitive
processes involved in the situation. Those processes must be taken into account
when developing prevention messages for motorcycle taxi drivers.