Road traffic injuries: A major global public health crisis

The Effect of Educational Intervention in Promoting Safe Behaviors in a Sample of Iranian Primary School Students: An Application of the Health Belief Model

“…Accidents have become major global economic, social and health risk factors across the world today (Sharma, 2008). Accident is taken to refer to an unpredictable event that often occurs during transport and in the workplace, the living habitat or recreational centers and causes harm (Brussoni et al, 2015).…”

The motorcycle to passenger car ownership ratio and economic growth: A cross-country analysis

“…In contrast, an opposite trend is occurring in advanced economic countries (AEC), with cars replacing motorcycles as income grows (Lai et al, 2006;Chiou et al, 2009;Pongthanaisawan and Sorapipatana, 2010). Motor vehicle crashes and injuries are an inevitable consequence of a high motorcycle population (Abdul Manan and Várhelyi, 2012;NHTSA, 2008;Preusser et al, 1995;Radin Umar et al, 1995;Ranney et al, 2010;Sharma, 2008).…”

Impaired Awareness of Hypoglycemia and Driving Mishaps in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Multi-center Survey in Japan

“…1 Traffic accidents are associated with the risk of mortality 2,3 The number of deaths caused by traffic accidents in Japan was 4,863 in 2010, and the Japanese government has set a goal to reduce the annual fatality count to less than 2,500 by 2018. 4 Several studies have reported that drivers with T1DM have an increased risk of driving accidents, with a relative risk ratio of up to 2, 5,6,7 although another study did not support this.…”