French Motorcyclists and the 80 km/hr Speed Limit: Conditionality and Risk-Taking with Regard to Age, Type and Power of Motorbike

After months of controversy, the speed limit on two-way secondary French roads without a median strip was reduced from 90 to 80 km/hr 1 July 2018. Thousands car drivers and motorcyclists have since protested against this measure, present study concerned latter group. Starting Theory Conditionality in field social thinking, which holds that prescriptions are massively conditional, specific questionnaire based 23 conditional scripts has been devised. A total 661 male were asked about conditions justifying transgression limit. Results showed those who exceeded did so by at least 20 km/hr. personalized assessment speed, pleasure associated with driving, good road weather most situations, while situations linked risk loss control conditional. This suggests determinants risk-taking must be studied group context levels, behavior is influenced system norms. Although may conflict Highway Code, it reflects an adaptation need for meaning. Received: 7 2021 / Accepted: 12 August Published: 5 September