verkehrsauffällig

English translation: likely to commit motoring offences

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German term or phrase:verkehrsauffällig
English translation:likely to commit motoring offences
Entered by: Steve Yates

07:25 Oct 26, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
German term or phrase: verkehrsauffällig
From the description of a psychological test:

Ziel war die Entwicklung eines Verfahrens, welches anhand bestimmter verkehrsrelevanter Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen in der Lage ist, zwischen verkehrsauffälligen Personen und verkehrsunauffälligen Personen zu unterscheiden.

Can someone fill me in on the precise significance of -auffällig in this context? Is "liable to be convicted of driving offences" too specific?
Armorel Young
Local time: 02:03
likely to commit motoring offences
Explanation:
I think 'convict' should be avoided, as committing an offence does not necessarily lead to conviction
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Steve Yates
Local time: 02:03
Grading comment
Thaks for your comment. I shall stick to something close to my original idea.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3drivers with conspicuous behaviour
Susanne Rindlisbacher
3likely to commit motoring offences
Steve Yates
3careless drivers
Barbara Cashin (X)
2persons inclined to commit traffic violations
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
verkehrsauffällig
persons inclined to commit traffic violations


Explanation:
in so many words

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 47
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
verkehrsauffällig
likely to commit motoring offences


Explanation:
I think 'convict' should be avoided, as committing an offence does not necessarily lead to conviction

Steve Yates
Local time: 02:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thaks for your comment. I shall stick to something close to my original idea.
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
careless drivers


Explanation:
if you want to keep it vaguer

Barbara Cashin (X)
Local time: 02:03
Native speaker of: English
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
verkehrsauffällig
drivers with conspicuous behaviour


Explanation:
maybe conspicuous drivers

Psychological assessment and counselling / rehabilitation
for drivers who have become conspicuous: driver selection, training and rehabilitation, above all for drivers with offences(driving while intoxicated, severe offences against traffic laws), aptitude assessment for driving, selection and training forprofessional drivers. (www.therfcc.org/traffic-psychology)



Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
Local time: 02:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Derek Gill Franßen: This seems most fitting to me. :-)
47 mins
  -> Thank you, Derek

agree  Sarah Downing
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Sarah

agree  writeaway: and also describes 98% of the driving population across the EU ;-)/ :-) :-)
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, writeaway. I belong to the other 2%, of course.
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