Women as a key to enhancing road safety in ultraorthodox communities in Israel

Guggenheim, Noga; Ben‐Ari, Orit Taubman –

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2015.02.004

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“…It is general knowledge that SA is a highly conservative country with some portion of the population that is opposed to the new female driving rights [31]. A similar fear of public judgment/resentment in female drivers has also been reported among ultra-orthodox Jewish communities in Israel [33]. In this study, we found there to be no significant association between the fear of public stigmatization among the female drivers and their involvement in RTCs.…”

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confidence: 62%

Assessing the Road Traffic Crashes among Novice Female Drivers in Saudi Arabia

2021

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Background: Recently (in 2018), females were legally allowed to drive and use automobiles in Saudi Arabia (SA) for the first time. This study investigated and analyzed the general fear of driving (GFDS), perceived self-confidence (PSCR), socio-economic variables, demographic distribution, and self-reported RTCs in novice female drivers from SA. Methods: The work was based on survey responses from 9608 participants from the first generation of female drivers from SA. Factor analysis was used to extract GFDS and PSCR scales. Results: Cronbach’s α values of 0.781 and 0.800 were observed for GFDS and PSCR, respectively. Logistic regression was employed to model road traffic collisions (RTCs) as a function of all significant variables. The results showed that of the 17.4% of geographically distributed respondents who reported RTCs, only 4% reported severe or minor injuries, and the rest (96.0%) of the accidents involved property damage. The GFDS and PSCR values showed a positive association with the RTCs of novice female drivers. Furthermore, age was not a significant influencing factor in the RTCs of novice female drivers. However, exposure factors were positively associated with the risk of RTC involvement. Conclusions: Female novice drivers who were single, divorced/widowed, employed, and had higher individual incomes were at higher risk of getting into RTCs. The female drivers who hired personal trainers, compared to those who did not, exhibited similar chances of getting involved in RTCs. An extra on-road in-traffic driving lesson is suggested to be included in the new-driver license training program for drivers with higher GFDS in SA.

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confidence: 62%

Assessing the Road Traffic Crashes among Novice Female Drivers in Saudi Arabia

2021

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“…Few studies have examined road users among the ultraorthodox population in Israel (Guggenheim & Taubman -Ben-Ari, 2014, 2015Rosenbloom, Nemrodov, & Barkan, 2004;Rosenbloom, Shahar, & Perlman, 2008;Taubman -Ben-Ari & Shay, 2012). None of them referred directly and thoroughly to the phenomenon of driving among young ultraorthodox men.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, while driving is very common among youngsters around the world, young ultraorthodox men and women in all ages, living in Israel, are subjected to a cultural prohibition of driving; nevertheless, some of them drive in spite of this cultural ban (Guggenheim & Taubman -Ben-Ari, 2014, 2015. The most important question is what are the consequences of this conflictual situation for their traffic safety?…”

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confidence: 99%