Aim: The purpose of this study was the prediction of high-risk driving perception based on the driving behavioral components.

Materials and Methods: The method of this research was correlation and the population included 2700 drivers whose cars were detained due to high-risk driving in Tehran.  The sample consisted of 460 high-risk drivers who were selected through convenience sampling method. In order of gathering the data 2 questionnaires of Manchester driving behavior and driving risk perception were used. Then, the methods of statistics (such as correlation and regression) were used for data analysis.

Results: Results showed that driving behavioral components can predict high-risk driving perception & there is a significant relationship between driving behavior and high-risk driving perception.

Conclusion: The behavioral components, errors and intentional violations have the greatest impact on risk perception and also driving risk perception can be predicted based on the components of driving behavior.

Keywords: high-risk driving, driving behavior, driving risk       perception