Investigating unsafe behaviours in traffic conflict situations: An observational study in Nigeria

Uzondu, Chinebuli; Jamson, Samantha; Lai, Frank

doi:10.1016/j.jtte.2018.06.002

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“…This result is similar to previous studies, for example, positive road safety messages persuaded young drivers to drive better [36]. Appropriate road safety education for the general population employing social media could increase the knowledge of traffic rules for all road users [37]. This interaction (student-social network-material) is possible since many of these students come to university with already existing accounts from their high-school years [38], and social networks allow a free-learning, interactive environment regardless of time and place [29].…”

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Promoting road safety education in young adults with Facebook: a mini-case study in engineering university students in Ecuador

Ramírez¹,

Peralta-Torres²,

Trujillo-Salazar³

2020

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The road safety education is essential to reduce road traffic deaths. In this context, this research analyzes whether, through Facebook posts, young adults increase their knowledge of road safety. Twenty-five university students from Ecuador, between 21 and 27 years old, were selected as test subjects. It created a Facebook page where it posted two daily publications (informative and comic). All participants had to interact with their content for approximately four months. Students answered two tests to assess their knowledge of road safety and a survey about the web page. It used qualitative and quantitative approaches to analyze the collected data. As a result, Facebook significantly improved road safety knowledge. The young people agreed with its use in an academic context. This methodology could apply to other fields, given its simplicity and practicality, which can quickly reach a lot of people.

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Promoting road safety education in young adults with Facebook: a mini-case study in engineering university students in Ecuador

Ramírez¹,

Peralta-Torres²,

Trujillo-Salazar³

2020

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“…Traffic safety has become a major public health concern all around the world [1][2][3]. The traffic safety problem is multidimensional, and many risk factors, i.e., technical factors (vehicles), environmental factors (the road and infrastructures), human factors (the road users) and their interactions, contribute to causing crashes [4][5][6].…”

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An Investigation into Unsafe Behaviors and Traffic Accidents Involving Unlicensed Drivers: A Perspective for Alignment Measurement

Boulagouas

Herrero

Chaib

et al. 2020

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Road traffic plays a vital role in countries’ economic growth and future development. However, traffic accidents are considered a major public health issue affecting humankind. Despite efforts by governments to improve traffic safety, the misalignment between the policy efforts and on-ground infringements, distractions and breaches reflect the regulatory failure. This paper uses the Bayesian network method to investigate unsafe behaviors and traffic accidents involving unlicensed drivers as a perspective for the regulatory alignment assessment. The findings suggest that: (1) unlicensed drivers are more likely to have unsafe driving behaviors; (2) the probability of being involved in a severe traffic accident increases when the drivers are unlicensed and decreases in the case of licensed drivers; (3) young drivers are noticeably more likely to engage in unsafe behaviors, usually leading to serious injuries and deaths, when their driving licenses are invalid; (4) women are more likely to engage in right-of-way violations and to have collisions with no serious injuries, contrary to unlicensed men drivers, who are involved in other types of traffic accidents resulting in serious injuries.

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“…As one of the countries with the highest populations globally, it was no surprise that overpopulation was raised as another challenge to RTCs and neurotrauma prevention [70]. An overpopulated area tends to have high vehicular tra c on roads which if uncontrolled by law enforcement has shown to promote unsafe behaviour, thus leading to RTCs [71][72][73] Although controlling population growth is another ongoing government agenda, immediate measures to overcome this issue were as suggested by participants, namely through variable speed limits, providing separate lanes for slow and fast-moving vehicles and optimising tra c-light management, in addition to changing driver behaviour through education and awareness efforts and enforcing laws to ensure safe road use [73,74].…”

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An Exploratory Qualitative Study of the Prevention of Road Traffic Collisions and Neurotrauma in India: Perspectives From Key Informants in an Indian Industrial City (Visakhapatnam)

Selveindran

Samarutilake

Rao³

et al. 2020

Preprint

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Background: Despite current preventative strategies, road traffic collisions (RTCs) and resultant neurotrauma remain a major problem in India. This study seeks to explore local perspectives in the context within which RTCs take place and identify potential suggestions for improving the current status.Methods: Ten semi-structured interviews were carried out with purposively selected key informants from the city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Participants were from one of the following categories: commissioning stakeholders; service providers; community or local patient group/advocacy group representatives. Transcripts from these interviews were analysed qualitatively using the Framework Method.Results: Participants felt RTCs are a serious problem in India and a leading cause of neurotrauma. Major risk factors identified related to user behaviour such as speeding and not using personal safety equipment, and the user state, namely drink driving and underage driving. Other reported risk factors included poor infrastructure, moving obstacles on the road, overloaded vehicles and substandard safety equipment. Participants discussed how RTCs affect not only the health of the victim, but are also a burden to the healthcare system, families, and the national economy. Although there are ongoing preventative strategies being carried out by both the government and the community, challenges to successful prevention emerged from the interviews which included resource deficiencies, inconsistent implementation, lack of appropriate action, poor governance, lack of knowledge and the mindset of the community and entities involved in prevention. Recommendations were given on how prevention of RTCs and neurotrauma might be improved, addressing the areas of education and awareness, research, the pre-hospital and trauma systems, enforcement and legislation, and road engineering, in addition to building collaborations and changing mindsets.Conclusions: RTCs remain a major problem in India and a significant cause of neurotrauma. Addressing the identified gaps and shortfalls in current approaches and reinforcing collective responsibility towards road safety would be the way forward in improving prevention and reducing the burden.

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Investigating unsafe behaviours in traffic conflict situations: An observational study in Nigeria

Cited by 36 publications

References 12 publications

Promoting road safety education in young adults with Facebook: a mini-case study in engineering university students in Ecuador

Promoting road safety education in young adults with Facebook: a mini-case study in engineering university students in Ecuador

An Investigation into Unsafe Behaviors and Traffic Accidents Involving Unlicensed Drivers: A Perspective for Alignment Measurement

An Exploratory Qualitative Study of the Prevention of Road Traffic Collisions and Neurotrauma in India: Perspectives From Key Informants in an Indian Industrial City (Visakhapatnam)

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