Roggenkamp, Luca (2022) The Influence of Traffic Speed on Residents’ Wellbeing. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Past research showed that residents’ wellbeing is closely related to levels of perceived traffic stressors such as noise, overcrowding, pollution, ultimately highlighting the importance of living in stress-free environments. In the Netherlands those environments are called ‘Woonerven’. In those streets however, traffic speed is oftentimes exceeded. We hypothesized that traffic speed as well as wellbeing of residents differed between two ‘Woonerven’, with one street having a lower average speed of road users and higher wellbeing levels of residents. Further hypotheses were that the implementation of road markings lead to a decreased traffic speed which is followed by an increase in residents’ wellbeing. To test the hypotheses, two ‘Woonerven’ in Groningen were used for this study in which traffic speed and wellbeing was assessed through a radar and a questionnaire respectively. Whereas sample sizes for the hypotheses regarding traffic speed were 32,778 and 50,131, sample sizes for the hypotheses testing wellbeing were 33 and 11. Only one hypothesis was supported by our results, namely that traffic speed differed significantly between the investigated ‘Woonerven’. The other hypotheses addressing wellbeing levels and the hypothesized speed reduction following the implementation of road markings were not supported. Results of this study can be useful for city designers and policy makers that aim to tackle traffic related stressors in urban environments. Future studies can further research the influence of traffic speed on wellbeing and test the effectiveness of different road markings to reduce speed in other domains. Keywords: Traffic Stress, Traffic Speed, Wellbeing, Road Markings
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Waard, D. de |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Environmental Psychology (EP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jul 2022 07:50 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2022 07:50 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1176 |
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