The intention to purchase safer car in Singapore: an application of theory of planned behaviour

Vehicles with safety and crash-avoidance features are believed to reduce crashes and are saving lives. This study aims to identify the factors that influence safer car purchasing. It is proposed in this paper that consumers’ purchase intention can be explained by three factors which are attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control by using the Theory of Planned Behavior. A sample of 81 respondents in Singapore were selected to participate in this study. Analyses of data include Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Linear Regression. Findings showed that there is a significant relationship between attitude and perceived behavioral control towards the safer car purchase intention

The comparison of intention to purchase safer car between Indonesia and Thailand: an application of theory of planned behaviour

Road accident injuries are expected to become the fifth leading cause of death by 2030. With the worrying road accident rate in Indonesia and Thailand, this paper presents the comparison of the intention to purchase a safer car between consumers in Indonesia and Thailand using Theory of Planned Behaviour. TPB postulate that an individual’s behavioural intention is influenced by determinants such as their attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control. Primary data were collected and 500 respondents from each country were involved in this study. The data were analysed using Descriptive Statistics in IBM SPSS Statistics 23 to generate the mean value of each determinant of TPB. The findings indicate that Thailand have a better attitude and subjective norms, and stronger perceived behavioural control compared to Indonesia. This resulted in a stronger safer car purchase intention in Thailand

The comparison of intention to purchase safer car between Malaysia and Indonesia: an application of theory of planned behaviour

Due to the rise of car culture, cars have become faster and smarter. Every vehicle has different features to ensure the safety of the car, with most of the cars were equipped with advanced safety features. There is a rapid urbanization and motorization in Malaysia and Indonesia. Hence, this paper presents the comparison of the behavioural intention to purchase safer cars between Malaysia and Indonesia based on Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). A questionnaire survey was conducted to identify consumers’ behaviour. The questionnaires were distributed in Malaysia and Indonesia with 500 each. An application of TPB is used for this study. The results indicate that Malaysians shows more positive attitude and greater perceived behavioural control compared to Indonesians, hence Malaysians have stronger intention to purchase safer vehicles. Otherwise, social pressure has a greater impact on Indonesians to convince them in safer car purchasing because they are high in numbers for the overall percentage compared to Malaysians

Safety levels and occupant injury risk for Light Commercial Vehicles in the ASEAN region : results of crashworthiness data

The logistics industry in Malaysia has greatly evolved in recent years. With regard to the freight industry, business operations depend on transportation service using commercial vehicles to deliver products in a timely manner. Technically categorised as N1 vehicle, the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) or light duty truck is designed to carry goods with maximum load not exceeding 3.5 tons. To maximize cargo size, the occupant cabin space has been pushed forward, hence, becoming a ‘flat head type’ vehicle. Nevertheless, the flat head vehicle fared poorly in terms of its crashworthiness performance during a frontal collision. In the ASEAN region, the automotive market for LCVs or the ‘People Mover’ trails behind passenger cars (M1 category) from the safety aspect where most small lorries or panel vans are sold with the lowest safety standards due to undemanding requirements and regulations imposed on this vehicle category. To examine the current issue surrounding this vehicles category in ASEAN, this paper shall discuss 1) the results of crashworthiness data for LCVs based on the assessment conducted by ASEAN NCAP and Japan NCAP and 2) review the leg injury analysis involving five LCVs tested by ASEAN NCAP. The vehicles with the worst performance for both NCAPs were compared, namely the TATA Super Ace (ASEAN NCAP) which came with no safety features, and the Daihatsu Hijet Cargo DX (Japan NCAP) which was equipped with ABS, airbag for both driver and front passenger, seatbelt pretensioner for driver and front passenger, as well as seatbelt load limiter for the driver and front passenger. The results showed that the driver and front passenger of the TATA Super Ace sustained very serious lower extremity, chest, and head injuries compared to Japan NCAP’s low performing LCV. In addition, five LCV models (TATA Super Ace, Chana Era Star II, DFSK V25L, Suzuki Carry, and Cherry Transcab) were tested by ASEAN NCAP without the fitment of any protection to the driver and front passenger during frontal crashes. As a result, the occupants, especially the driver, faced a very high risk of sustaining serious lower extremity, chest, and head injuries. The crash test results led to all five LCV models tested being awarded zero-star safety rating. The injury analysis also proved that the driver fatality was greatly affected by severe injuries, or AIS 3+ in the head, lower extremity and chest. It can be concluded that the safety of LCVs in ASEAN is a cause for serious concern where improvements are urgently needed to ensure that this vehicle category is equipped with sufficient safety features