Road rage and road traffic accidents among commercial vehicle drivers in Lahore, Pakistan
Autor: | Masood Ali Shaikh, Irshad Ali Shaikh, Z. Siddiqui |
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Rok vydání: | 2012 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Automobile Driving Population Poison control Violence Risk Assessment Rage (emotion) Rage Occupational safety and health Traffic psychology Traffic police Risk Factors Environmental health Injury prevention Humans Pakistan education education.field_of_study Accidents Traffic Commerce Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Middle Aged Motor Vehicles Cross-Sectional Studies Psychology |
Zdroj: | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 18:402-405 |
ISSN: | 1020-3397 |
Popis: | Road rage and road traffic accidents increase the burden of morbidity and mortality in a population. A cross-sectional survey with convenience sampling was conducted among commercial vehicle drivers in Lahore, Pakistan (n = 901) to record their behaviours/experiences regarding road rage and road traffic accidents. Respondents were asked about incidents of shouting/cursing/rude gestures or threats to physically hurt the person/vehicle, by others or themselves, in the previous 24 hours or 3 months, and their involvement in road traffic accidents in the previous 12 months. Auto-rickshaw drivers were significantly more likely to report various road rage experiences/behaviours and involvement in accidents compared with bus and wagon drivers. A total of 112 respondents (12.4%) reported being involved in a road traffic accident in the previous 12 months but traffic police did not record the accident in 52.7% of cases. The results of this study underline the need to improve road safety in Pakistan. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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