Seat Belt Compliance and University Students

Abstract

Driving, as an instrumental activity of daily living has a positive influence on individual health-related quality of life. A success driving performance will depends on credible drivers, optimum vehicles condition and smart road design. The successful collaboration in between human, machine and environment should encompass two ways 'communication'. However, 95% of road traffic accident was due to human errors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the seat belt compliance and quality of life among educated young adults in an urban university. Perhaps, this findings could be used to educate young drivers in the future.Keywords:4 seat belt compliance; young adult; quality of life keywords eISSN: 2398-4279 © 2017 Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia. https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v2i7.62 Wan Ahmad Kamal, W.N.H., et.al. / Asian Journal of Quality of Life, AjQoL, 2(7), Jul / Sep 2017 (p.29-37) 30 UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-ncnd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for EnvironmentBehaviour Studies), Faculty of IntroductionThe main function of road transport system is to help and improve people mobility from one place to another. However, this system comes with a significant risk. The most common risks that related with this system is for definite; road traffic accident.. Injury and death resulting from road traffic collisions is a great health problem worldwide. According to Royal Malaysia Police annual report, there were more than 6,000 killed and over 25,000 recorded injuries yearly for the past 7 years. These road injuries and fatalities have become a great concern for Malaysian government. This scenario may due to rapid development in Malaysia (Mohamad Ghazali Masuri, Akehsan Dahlan, Ajau Danis, & Khairil Anuar Md Isa, 2015). Increasing the number of cars also could increased the number of traffic accidents in directly (Bendak, 2005). There were many causes of accident either it is due to primary or secondary factors. Factors such as speeding, using a mobile phone and not wearing seat belt are considered as a contributing factors for injury and fatality (Mohamad Ghazali Masuri, Akehsan Dahlan, Ajau Danis, & Khairil Anuar Md Isa, 2015).RTA may happen due to secondary factor. In a simple meaning, this factor can be translated as 'due to others' or 'somebody mistake'. This factor usually happen unexpectedly. For example, children crossing the road without any notice, other drivers/road users running on red light, turning without giving any signal and etc. This usually contribute to fatal accident. To avoid this potential accident, drivers must be alert at all time. The factor of alertness usually is a combination of few other mental components such as: cognitive, time respond, stress and mental status.With regards to drivers' safety, sea...