Investigation of the Effects of Religious Beliefs on Compliance with Traffic Laws and Regulations on Yazd Province Drivers(Structural Equation Modeling Approach)

Introduction: It is obvious that driving without laws and regulations is athreat to every society s order and safety ultimately leading to accidents andloss of life. Several factors play a role in observance of traffic laws andregulations. The main purpose of this research was to investigate the effectof religious beliefs on compliance with traffic laws and regulations thatcould lead to improvement of order, safety, and reduction of casualties andaccidents in Yazd City.Methods: This was a descriptive study which conducted in 2017 on 384citizens of Yazd province aged over 18 years with a driver s license andownership of a car or motorcycle which were randomly selected. The datacollection tool were two questionnaires, (Golak and Stark religiosity) and aquestionnaire complying with the traffic rules and regulations. Dataanalysis was performed by Structural Equation Modeling, partial leastsquares and PLS software to test the assumptions and accuracy of themodel.Results: The findings showed that the effect of the lateral dimension ofreligious beliefs on compliance with traffic rules and regulations amongdrivers in Yazd was0.518. Besides, the effect of the emotional dimensionof religious beliefs on compliance with the rules and regulations among thedrivers was 0.270, and the effect of the religious beliefs on the observanceof the rules and regulations among the drivers of Yazd was 0.05. There wasthus a significant relationship between the variables of religious beliefs andthe observance of traffic laws and regulations (adherence to the rulesinfluenced by Religious Beliefs).Conclusion: In general, the results of this research showed that religiousbeliefs included in this research can increase the observance of traffic rulesand regulations and consequently with its continuation over time may resultin reduction of accidents and consequent losses.

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Driving Directions ، Religious Beliefs ، Yazd