Associations of traffic safety attitudes and ticket fixing behaviours with the crash history of Pakistani drivers
Document Type
Article
Department
Emergency Medicine
Abstract
The study assessed whether traffic safety attitudes and ticket fixing behaviours were associated with the crash history. A total of 4018 male drivers from Lahore city participated in this cross sectional study. Most were aged 18-30 years (58.7%, n = 2362), 71.9% (n = 2887) received a traffic ticket, 66.5% (n = 2672) reported previous traffic ticket fixing and 71.3% (n = 2865) considered crashes as being the will of God. Crash history was reported by 95.4% (n = 3821) of drivers, and 58.2% of them reported being involved in a road traffic crash. The likelihood of reporting a previous crash was higher in those who had received a traffic sign violation ticket [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 1.40; 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 1.15-1.72], were involved in traffic ticket fixing (aOR = 1.28; 95%CI = 1.07-1.53), and considered crashes as will of God (aOR = 1.86; 95% CI = 1.57-2.22). These results suggested the need for improving traffic enforcement monitoring and safety education in Pakistan.
Publication (Name of Journal)
International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion
Recommended Citation
Durrani, M.,
Waseem, H.,
Bhatti, J. A.,
Razzak, J. A.,
Naseer, R.
(2012). Associations of traffic safety attitudes and ticket fixing behaviours with the crash history of Pakistani drivers. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 19(4), 351-356.
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