Transportation Behaviors in Shiraz, Iran

Vakili, Veda; Danaei, Mina; Askarian, Mehrdad; Palenik, Charles John; Abdollahifard, Gholamreza

doi:10.1080/15389588.2011.653459

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“…It has been well documented that seat belt use reduces fatalities and serious injuries by about 50% ( Forjouh, 2003 ). However, in this study 41% of drivers did not use a seat belt at the time of crash occurrence which is higher than those figures reported in some similar studies in the country and the region ( Soori, Hussain, & Razzak, 2012 ; Vakili, Danaei, Askarian, Palenik, & Abdollahifard, 2012 ). Nevertheless, it was lower than the rate reported nationally (90%) based on the WHO’s recent report ( WHO, 2013 ).…”

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The Pattern of Road Traffic Crashes in South East Iran

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Martiniuk²,

Ansari‐Moghaddam³

et al. 2016

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Background:In the present study, the epidemiologic aspects of road traffic crashes in South East of Iran are described.Methods:This cross-sectional study included the profile of 2398 motor vehicle crashes recorded in the police office in one Year in South East of Iran. Data collected included: demographics, the type of crash, type of involved vehicle, location of crash and factors contributing to the crash. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis.Results:Collisions with other vehicles or objects contributed the highest proportion (62.4%) of motor vehicle crashes. Human factors including careless driving, violating traffic laws, speeding, and sleep deprivation/fatigue were the most important causal factors accounting for 90% of road crashes. Data shows that 41% of drivers were not using a seat belt at the time of crash. One- third of the crashes resulted in injury (25%) or death (5%).Conclusions:Reckless driving such as speeding and violation of traffic laws are major risk factors for crashes in the South East of Iran. This highlights the need for education along with traffic law enforcement to reduce motor vehicle crashes in future.

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The Pattern of Road Traffic Crashes in South East Iran

Rad¹,

Martiniuk²,

Ansari‐Moghaddam³

et al. 2016

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“…Another study in Tehran showed that only 6% of motorcyclists wore helmet at the time of accidents and the passengers had no helmet (29). Another study in Shiraz showed that the use of helmet was dependent on the socioeconomic status, education level and occupation of an individual (76). Analysis of this study was compatible with the study conducted in Yazd which found that the majority of individuals were not abiding by the traffic laws were unemployed (77).…”

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Epidemiological Patterns of Road Traffic Crashes During the Last Two Decades in Iran: A Review of the Literature from 1996 to 2014

Sadeghi‐Bazargani¹,

Ayubi²,

Azami-Aghdash³

et al. 2016

Arch Trauma Res

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ContextDespite considerable attention given to health statistics of road traffic crashes (RTCs), the epidemiological aspects of injuries resulting from RTCs are not fully understood in Iran and other developing countries. The aim of this review was to study the epidemiological pattern and issues arising due to RTCs in Iran.Evidence AcquisitionThe scope of this study involves data from a broad range of published literature on RTCs in Iran. Data collection for this study was conducted by searching for keywords such as traffic accidents, traffic crashes, motorcycle accidents, motorcycle crashes, motorcycle injury, motor vehicle injury, motor vehicle crashes and motor vehicle accidents, Iran and Iranian in various databases such as Embase, PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Magiran, Iranian scientific information database (SID) and IranMedex.ResultsThis study comprised of 95 articles. It is evident from this review that a large number of severe RTCs occur due to collision of two or more vehicles and most of the victims are males aged between 30 and 39 years. Male pedestrian, drivers and passengers are more likely to be severely injured in comparison to females. One of the most prevalent causes of death among adults involved in the RTCs are head injuries and the majority of deaths occur prior to hospitalization. Mortality rates for RTCs are higher in summer, especially during midnight among all age groups. The most common individual and environmental risk factors associated with RTCs include lack of attention, getting trapped in the car, listening to music, fatigue and sleepiness, duration and distance and negligence of seatbelt usage while driving.ConclusionsThe findings of the current study will be beneficial in prevention of RTCs and its associated complications and hence will be vital for policy makers, health service managers and stakeholders.

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“…Previous study shows that, different factors such as sociodemographic issues (AlNaggar, Bobryshev, & Mohd Noor, 2013;Hatfield & Fernandes, 2004), socioeconomic status (Goldzweig et al, 2013;Kim, Depue, Spence, & Reine, 2007;, rural/urban location (Eiksund, 2009;Kim, et al, 2007;Rakauskas, Ward, & Gerberich, 2009), age/gender (Kim, et al, 2007Lapparent, 2008;Mohamed et al, 2009;Mohammadi, 2011;Scott-Parker, Watson, King, & Hyde, 2012), education level (Demirer, Durat, & Has, 2012; Masuri, Isa, Masuri, M.G., et.al. / Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies (jABs), 3(9) Jul / Aug 2018 (p.141-148) 143 Vakili, Danaei, Askarian, C.J., & Abdollahifard, 2012), body anthropometry (Pheasant, 1990), living status (Al-Naggar, et al, 2013) and personality (Chen, 2009) brought significant effects on driving behavior. However, those assessments were not environmental and culturally sensitive to Malaysian population.…”

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The Development of Driver's Evaluation in Malaysia: A concept paper

Masuri

Dahlan

Danis

et al. 2018

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Road traffic accident (RTA) frequently involves multi-level society and this has become a demanding community issue where more serious participation is needed to improve driver's attitude in the future. RTA has a significant impact on quality of life and financial burden to the government and Malaysian society. Currently, there is limited local evidence supporting the elements of driver's attitudes. This concept paper will discuss a potential method to be used in developing valid and sensitive driver's evaluation. This evaluation may help the government of Malaysia to produce better road users in the future) Masuri, M.G., et.al. / Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies (jABs), 3(9) Jul / Aug 2018 (p.141-148) 142 IntroductionAccident involving road transport has a momentous impact on person, government and our society. According to Malaysian Institute of Road Safety (MIROS), a model has been predicted the fatalities for the year 2015 are 8,760, while for the year of 2020 will be increased to 10,716 (Sarani, Rahim, Jamilah Mohd Marjan, & Wong Shaw Voon, 2012). The number of RTA is increasing and addresses significant demands for better action. Many studies had proven that, drivers factor was identified as a significant contribution to RTA. Driving is an intricate daily activity that involves active eye, hand and foot coordination. Drivers who fail to organize and interact with the machine and environment may lead to road traffic injury (RTI) . According to (Alert Driving Megazine, 2011), 90% of road traffic accidents were caused by human error. This made the human error as an important ergosystem component that need to be further investigate. Road users who use the road either for leisure or work purposes usually exposed to the risk of accident/injury. With regards to driving assessment, there are many drivers related assessment available worldwide and these they were varies from one and another. Literature ReviewValid and reliable assessment is vital. It will help to determine appropriate intervention and rehabilitation plan. Unfortunately, there is no local assessment available to assess Malaysian driver's attitude towards safe driving behavior. It is impossible to create single attitude assessment related to driving that fits to all due to the complexity of human behavior including driving activity itself, yet 'local norm' related to high/low risk drivers should be establish as fundamental references for further research. Many studies has proven that, attitudes rarely present the synchronize behavior. Attitudes can be presented either in positive or negative form. Even though attitude and behavior were not usually straightforward and they are sensitive according to social situation, but, attitude assessment can be used to predict future behavior (Iversen, 2004). Attitude also has significant relationship with our beliefs (Eagly, Mladinic, & Otto, 1994). According to (Eagly & Chaiken, 1993), attitudes can be defined as "…tendency to evaluate an entity with some degree of favor or disfavor, ordinaril...

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Transportation Behaviors in Shiraz, Iran

Abstract: There is a need to improve driver safety compliance in Shiraz, Iran. One factor that can be addressed concerns regulation of male drivers, especially among lower SES groups.

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

The Pattern of Road Traffic Crashes in South East Iran

The Pattern of Road Traffic Crashes in South East Iran

Epidemiological Patterns of Road Traffic Crashes During the Last Two Decades in Iran: A Review of the Literature from 1996 to 2014

The Development of Driver's Evaluation in Malaysia: A concept paper

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