Car drivers with higher perceived safety tend to drive their vehicles with higher risk, a unique phenomenon on the roads in Jakarta, Indonesia
this study was conducted to examine the hypothetical model of how an individual's perceived safety and job satisfaction level influence his/her driving behavior. A survey with four instruments through purposive sampling technique was conducted on 396 car drivers. The hypothetical model was tested through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using Linear Structural Relation (LISREL) software. The result of the hypothetical model test significantly shows that an increase in perceived safety tends to be followed by an increasingly reckless driving behavior. On the other hand, job satisfaction tends to be followed by an increasingly good driving behavior. The resulting fit indices, such as from Root Mean Square Error of Approximation or (RMSEA) and Critical Number (CN) shows that this hypothetical model can be accepted as a field data suitable model (RMSEA 0.60; CN 274.75) and significant. Theoretical and practical implications for future directions are discussed. Keywords collective culture, conservation of resources theory, driving behavior, job satisfaction, job secutiry, perceived safety