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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4999| Publication type: | Conference paper |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Do avalanche airbags lead to riskier choices in the backcountry? |
| Authors: | Haegeli, Pascal Rupf, Reto Karlen, Barbara |
| DOI: | 10.21256/zhaw-4999 |
| Conference details: | International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), Innsbruck, Austria, 07-12 October 2018 |
| Issue Date: | 2018 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Simon Fraser University |
| Language: | English |
| Subject (DDC): | 150: Psychology 700: The arts and entertainment |
| Abstract: | While the effectiveness of airbags for reducing mortality in avalanche involvements has been examined in various studies, the nagging question of whether the added safety benefit might actually lead to increased risk-taking – a phenomenon referred to as risk compensation or risk homeostasis – has only been tackled by a few. Building on the existing research on airbags, risk compensation and stated terrain preferences in winter backcountry recreation, we developed an extensive online survey to approach the topic of avalanche airbags and risk compensation from multiple directions. In the spring of 2017, 155 airbag owners and 237 non-owners mainly from Switzerland, Germany and Austria participated in our study. While our analysis of the survey responses indicates that risk compensation behavior in response to airbags is likely among recreational backcountry travelers, the discrete choice experiment included in our survey failed to provide conclusive empirical evidence. To allow backcountry users to make informed choices about airbag use, we recommend the topic of risk compensation to be included in avalanche safety courses and airbag user manuals. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/14677 |
| Fulltext version: | Accepted version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Not specified |
| Departement: | Life Sciences and Facility Management |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management |
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Haegeli, P., Rupf, R., & Karlen, B. (2018). Do avalanche airbags lead to riskier choices in the backcountry? International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), Innsbruck, Austria, 07-12 October 2018. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4999
Haegeli, P., Rupf, R. and Karlen, B. (2018) ‘Do avalanche airbags lead to riskier choices in the backcountry?’, in International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), Innsbruck, Austria, 07-12 October 2018. Simon Fraser University. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4999.
P. Haegeli, R. Rupf, and B. Karlen, “Do avalanche airbags lead to riskier choices in the backcountry?,” in International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), Innsbruck, Austria, 07-12 October 2018, 2018. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4999.
HAEGELI, Pascal, Reto RUPF und Barbara KARLEN, 2018. Do avalanche airbags lead to riskier choices in the backcountry? In: International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), Innsbruck, Austria, 07-12 October 2018. Conference paper. Simon Fraser University. 2018
Haegeli, Pascal, Reto Rupf, and Barbara Karlen. 2018. “Do Avalanche Airbags Lead to Riskier Choices in the Backcountry?” Conference paper. In International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), Innsbruck, Austria, 07-12 October 2018. Simon Fraser University. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4999.
Haegeli, Pascal, et al. “Do Avalanche Airbags Lead to Riskier Choices in the Backcountry?” International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), Innsbruck, Austria, 07-12 October 2018, Simon Fraser University, 2018, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4999.
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