The Driver Behaviour Questionnaire as an Accident Predictor in Cross-cultural Countries in Qatar and Turkey: Global Public Health Problem

Bener, Abdulbari; Yıldırım, Erol; Bolat, Erkut; Özkan, Türker; Lajunen, Timo

doi:10.9734/bjmmr/2016/25719

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“…Their study also highlighted factors such as young age, deficiency in training, and poor driving skills contributing to vehicle accidents. The study by Bener et al [29] on driver behavior in Qatar and Turkey endorses the current findings and highlights that the drivers' socio-economic conditions, driving style and skills, cultural factors, education, as well as ethnicity, contribute to traffic rule violations.…”

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Evaluating the Safety Performance of Roundabouts

Alshannaq

Imam

2020

Transport Problems

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The use of roundabouts is well recognized for sustaining an efficient and safe intersection. However, the safety results may vary based on the prevailing conditions. Therefore, this study assesses the safety performance of roundabouts in Jordan. This study developed a predictive model by collecting and analyzing all accident records of 12 major urban roundabouts in the country over 3 years. For developing the model, this study employed an accident frequency analysis. The model calculated the rate of accidents and incorporated the geometric and operational characteristics of roundabouts. This was followed by ranking the safety performance of the roundabouts. It was concluded that driver behavior of violating the traffic rules, lack of clear lane markings in the circulating area and inadequate signage at the roundabouts entries are the main causes of roundabout accidents. The research recommends including the developed predictive model in future traffic control and planning studies, for identifying hazardous locations, or for prioritizing roundabout improvements based on safety performance. 1. INTRODUCTION Roundabouts are an alternative intersection control method that is used to improve road safety and convey traffic without widening roadways [1]. Initially, the concept of roundabouts first emerged in the United Kingdom for resolving the problems of traffic circles [2]. The modification of the driving rule, such as yielding of the entering traffic to circulate traffic, set the bases for the formation of the circulatory lanes, leading to the successful implementation of contemporary roundabouts. This has improved the roundabout safety and operations in contrast to the signalized intersection with rotaries. Given the current dynamic, road accidents are an increasing public health concern, which has cost the lives of more than 1.24 million people and resulted in almost 20-50 million non-fatal impairments. The World Health Organization [3] listed road accidents as the ninth leading cause of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost, accounting for over 38 million DALYs lost or 2.6% of the global burden of disease. Low-income and middle-income countries account for 91.8% of the DALYs lost to road traffic injuries worldwide [4]. Compared to neighboring Middle Eastern countries, Jordan has one of the highest rates of traffic accidents [5]. The majority of the road accidents in Jordan were observed in the capital, Amman, where the population density is highest, the street network is saturated, and roundabouts are very common. The annual growth of registered vehicles in Jordan was 5.5% over the period 2012-2015 [6]. The total number of accidents has increased to 75% from 2004 to 2009 [7], roughly following the parallel increase of registered vehicles [7]. In 2015 alone, around 9,712 accidents took place in the region, which caused 608 deaths, 2,021 critical injuries as well as 12,000 minor injuries as stated by the Central Traffic Department [8]. Moreover, the increased number of road accidents, in 2010 alone, cost the c...

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Section: Main Causes Of Accidentssupporting

confidence: 82%

Evaluating the Safety Performance of Roundabouts

Alshannaq

Imam

2020

Transport Problems

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“…The higher score observed in the study although of the high road safety related knowledge of the participants that was not reflected in their practice and also combined with those driving without license. Higher means were reported in Qatar (1.06 ± 1.31 to 2.25 ± 1.74) [ 24 ]. Gender was not significantly related to driver practices although males reported slightly fewer errors and more violations than females.…”

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Perception and Practice of Road Safety among Medical Students, Mansoura, Egypt

Helal¹,

El-Khawaga²,

El‐Gilany³

2018

Osong Public Health Res Perspect

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ObjectivesTo assess the knowledge and attitude of medical students towards road safety and to determine their driving behavior and its relation to different related factors.MethodsThis cross-sectional study involved 480 medical students at Mansoura University, Egypt. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect student personal data, knowledge about road safety, attitude towards road safety, and driving practices.ResultsMore than 40% of students experienced an injury in the previous year, mainly as a pedestrian (56%), and 15.2% practiced driving, although only 9.6% had a driving licence. Most of the students had correct road safety knowledge except for awareness that the safe time to read maps is when your vehicle is parked (44%), one should drive in the left lane (29.6%), and one should overtake from the right-hand lane only (25.8%). The majority of the students reported that road traffic injuries can be prevented (89.2%). The mean score of the driving practices of the students ranged from 0.66±1.04 to 2.44±6.28 and rural residents showed significantly higher score regarding errors and lapses.ConclusionGood road safety knowledge and a favorable, low risk attitude, did not translate into improved road traffic behavior and this highlights the importance of stricter implementation of the existing rules and including road safety in medical education programs.

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“…Different studies have investigated driver behaviours in Turkey with different driver groups as well (e.g., Bener, Yildirim, Bolat, Özkan, & Lajunen, 2016;Öz, Özkan, & Lajunen, 2013;Öztürk & Özkan, 2018;Üzümcüoğlu, Özkan, Wu, & Zhang, 2019;Yılmaz, Öz, & Özkan, 2019). Some of those studies focused on drivers at a specific age group.…”

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confidence: 99%

Investigating Young Male and Female Road Users’ Behaviour as Pedestrians and Drivers

Öztürk¹,

Öz²

2021

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Young road users constitute one of the most vulnerable groups in terms of experiencing road traffic accidents as either drivers or pedestrians. Pedestrian and driver behaviours are important predictors of the road users' safety. The present study mainly aims to investigate the relationship between behaviours of young male and female road users as drivers and pedestrians. A total number of 573 young road users (316 male, 257 female) aged from 19 to 28 (M = 22.2, SD = 1.77) participated in the present study. Participants were requested to fill out a questionnaire package including demographic information form as well as the Pedestrian Behaviour Scale (PBS), the Driver Behaviour Questionnaire (DBQ) and the Positive Driver Behaviours Scale (PDBS). In line with the aims of the present study, first, the factor structure of the Pedestrian Behaviour Scale was investigated. Following that, gender differences in pedestrian and driver behaviours were examined. In terms of gender difference, males showed more pedestrian transgressions, pedestrian aggressive violations, driver aggressive violations, driver ordinary violations and fewer driver lapses compared to females. Moreover, aberrant pedestrian behaviours were positively related to aberrant driver behaviour, whereas positive pedestrian behaviours were negatively associated with aberrant driver behaviour. While pedestrian lapses and aggressive violations were negatively related to positive driver behaviours, pedestrian transgression and positive pedestrian behaviours were positively associated with positive driver behaviours. Overall, the results indicated that young road users who expressed more aberrant pedestrian behaviours also showed more aberrant driver behaviours. The results were discussed in relation to the administration of countermeasures against aberrant driver behaviours. Considering the consistency between displayed pedestrian and driver behaviours evidenced in the present study; focusing on different road user roles in detail was shown to be important especially for planning intervention programs for specific traffic conditions or driver behaviours. Additionally, investigating different roles that young road users have provides the literature with additional knowledge which could be reflected in field administrations in the complex and dynamic nature of the traffic environment.

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The Driver Behaviour Questionnaire as an Accident Predictor in Cross-cultural Countries in Qatar and Turkey: Global Public Health Problem

Cited by 13 publications

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Evaluating the Safety Performance of Roundabouts

Evaluating the Safety Performance of Roundabouts

Perception and Practice of Road Safety among Medical Students, Mansoura, Egypt

Investigating Young Male and Female Road Users’ Behaviour as Pedestrians and Drivers

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