Road rage and road traffic accidents among commercial vehicle drivers in Lahore, Pakistan

Shaikh, Masood Ali; Shaikh, Irshad Ali; Siddiqui, Zulfiqar

doi:10.26719/2012.18.4.402

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“…In comparison to texting behind the wheel, angrily driving was five times more likely to result in a crash [40]. These findings of the current study are consistent with those of Shaikh et al (2012), who found that road rage was very common among the Pakistani commercial vehicle drivers [41]. Also, another study conducted on taxi drivers in South Africa showed that taxi drivers were statistically more likely to engage in aggressive driving behaviors than other drivers.…”

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Phenomenology of being a safe taxi driver

2019

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BackgroundIn developing countries, a great number of people typically utilize public transportation such as Taxis. Therefore, taxi drivers have an important role in residents’ well-being and safety. The aim of this study was to describe the subjective experiences and insights on safe driving among taxi drivers in Zanjan, Iran.MethodIn this qualitative study, 17 taxi drivers (23–54 years) were purposefully selected to participate in 11 semi-structured interviews, as well as one focus group (n = 6). The data was then analyzed based on a combination of Braun’s and Colaizzi’s methods.ResultBy analysis of the qualitative data, four main themes emerged from expressed experiences by taxi drivers, including 1) traffic chaos, 2) social prestige, 3) economic pressure, and 3) job satisfaction.ConclusionThe emerging concepts of the present study imply a threefold structure of existence, which introduced by Heidegger, as taxi drivers’ (the self) feelings and experiences of being under pressure of traffic chaos (the world), accompanied by low social prestige, economic pressure and job dissatisfaction (being in). Thus, strategic planning for traffic safety should consider taxi drivers’ needs to feel a friendly world, as well as, to find themselves in a respectful and supportive environment.

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“…On contrary, this prevalence of this study is higher than studies conducted in in Mekele, Ethiopia (the last three years' prevalence = 26.4%), 14 Ibadan Nigeria (in the last one-year prevalence =15.9%) among long-distance drivers 15 & drivers of public institutions in (since commencement= 16.2%), 16 Lahore Pakistan (in the last twelve months' prevalence = 12.4%) among commercial vehicle drivers 17 & UAE(United Arab Emirate), sultanate Oman (ever exposure to RTA= 44%) among road users. 18 The difference might be due to the type of study population involved, different study periods, the difference in the type of vehicles involved & the different study design used.…”

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Background: Nowadays, worldwide road traffic-related injuries, disabilities, and deaths are becoming a major public health threat. It is projected that by the year 2020, road traffic injuries are becoming the thirdlargest cause of disabilities in the world. More than 85% of the world's road fatalities are attributed to developing countries. Objective: This study aims to assess the prevalence of road traffic accident and associated factors among drivers of three and four-wheeled vehicles in East Wollega, Western Ethiopia 2017. Methodology: A cross-sectional study design was employed to gather information from 400 drivers of three and four-wheeled vehicles from February to March 2017. Data were entered into Epi info version 3.5.3, cleaned and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to examine the association between dependent and independent variables. Statistical significance was declared at P-value 0.05. Result: The data were collected from 400 drivers making response rate of 94.6%. The mean age of the study participants was 28.4±4.3. About one third (33%) of the drivers encountered an accident in the last one year. Living in urban (AOR=0.29, 95% CI [.09-.095]), Age of respondents 25-34 years (AOR=2.58, 95 %CI [1.46-4.54]) & >=35 years (AOR=2.53, 95%CI [1.20-5.33], sometimes angry(AOR=0.40, 95% CI [0.21-0.77], don't angry at all (AOR=0.26, 95% CI [0.11-0.60], Mobile speaking habit while driving (AOR=1.67, 95% CI [1.21-2.74]), driving on straight road (AOR=0.5, 95% CI [0.31-0.78]) and being penalized (AOR= 1.89, 95% CI [1.18-3.06],) were among factors associated with road traffic accident. Conclusion: The prevalence of road traffic accident revealed in this study is a public health significance. The most perceived cause of road traffic accidents mentioned was an overcrowded road which is shared by drivers, pedestrians, and animals. Therefore, it is better if the zonal and town transport agency office work on the management of road traffic utilization and continuously follow the driver's behaviors.

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“…It is estimated that the actual cases are much higher than the reported figures. It is because, every road accident does not get registered by the traffic police, as parties involved in such accidents resolve the conflicts on their own [26]. Results from the study suggest that with wall U-turns are more likely to encounter higher number and severe intensity of road crashes thus, causing to higher number of fatalities.…”

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Evaluating the Road Safety Design through High Resolution Satellite Image: A Case Study of Karachi Metropolitan

Zubair

Ghazal

2016

MATEC Web Conf.

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Abstract. Humanity is suffering from numerous natural, technological and health related hazards. Urban Road crash is one of the growing health issues these days in both developed and developing countries. Pakistan stands 1 st in Asia and 48 th in the world in this regard. Similarly, the metropolitan city of Pakistan, Karachi; ranks fourth in the list.Various reasons are responsible for these crashes in Karachi. Around 34% of crashes in the city were accounted due to errors in road geometry. In this study use of high resolution satellite imagery made it possible for identifying geometrical errors at the U-turns on major arteries of the city. It was also recognized that most of the U-turns were built on the fastest lane of the roads with average distance of 1.1 Km apart, are marked as vulnerable for considerable number of severe injury and fatal crashes. Moreover, inlet wall of all median U-turns were found broken, suggested that the car crash had occurred at least once. To cross check this observation, nearly 120 U-turns were surveyed and marked on the satellite imagery based on convenience. Trained professionals interviewed the people working/living nearby the U-turns. Out of 120 U-turns studied, 72.5% were without wall/median and 27.5% were with wall/median. Average number of people got injured or died due to crashes were statistically significant (p<0.05) between the above mentioned types of U-turns. In order to reduce geometrical errors use of RS (Remote Sensing) and GIS (Geographical Information System) techniques are strongly suggested to be incorporated while planning road design in the city. This would certainly save the resources particularly the lives of the people.

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Road rage and road traffic accidents among commercial vehicle drivers in Lahore, Pakistan

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