A Study on the Differences in Driving Skills of Chinese Bus and Taxi Drivers

Table 4

Correlation analysis of personal characteristics, driving behaviors and driving skills of drivers.

Independent variable	Driver category	F1 Aggression	F2 Violations	F3 Lack of concentration	F4 Memory lapse	F1 Safety consciousness	F2 Technical driving skills	F3 Risk perception
Age	Bus	−0.086	−0.043	0.079	−0.097	0.251	0.020	−0.024
	Taxi	−0.131	−0.111	−0.076	0.000	0.104	−0.034	−0.100
Driving experience	Bus	−0.075	−0.043	0.042	−0.125	0.251	0.070	0.056
	Taxi	−0.063	0.006	−0.076	0.043	0.068	0.095	0.017
Average annual mileage	Bus	0.124	−0.040	0.029	−0.062	0.050	0.025	0.129
	Taxi	−0.076	−0.131	−0.103	−0.071	0.062	0.015	0.029
Number of accidents in the past three years	Bus	0.217	0.097	−0.003	0.017	−0.123	0.037	0.053
	Taxi	0.194	0.168	0.132	0.234	−0.209	−0.071	−0.001
Penalty points in the last year	Bus	0.016	−0.016	0.052	0.048	−0.010	0.009	−0.012
	Taxi	0.242	0.163	0.106	0.198	−0.245	0.002	−0.045

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