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Assessment of Knowledge on Road Safety among Four Wheeler Drivers


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1 Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Tagore Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, India
2 Tagore Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, India
     

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With growing urbanization there has been an increase in morbidity and mortality due to road traffic accidents, where drivers were accounted for most of the accidents. In order to assess a questionnaire based study was conducted among educated group of people in suburban area to assess the knowledge regarding road safety and regulations. In the study it was found knowledge on road safety was found low among the subjects, with female lacking knowledge more than male. It was found in the study that phone calls were being attended mostly by male than female counterpart.

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Road Traffic, Safety
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  • Road accidents in India 2009 - A report by Transport Research wing and Ministry of Road Transport and Highway, New Delhi, 2009.

  • WHO: Global Status Report on Road safety 2013: Supporting a decade of action, Geneva, WHO, 2013.

  • Mobile phones- Mobile phone use a growing problem of Driver distraction. Geneva, WHO, 2011.

  • UN General Assembly Resolution adopted by the General Assembly: Improving Global Road safety A/RES/64/225, May 2010.


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Authors

K K Bairagi
Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Tagore Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, India
K Srinivasulu
Tagore Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, India
G Swaminathan
Tagore Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, India

Abstract


With growing urbanization there has been an increase in morbidity and mortality due to road traffic accidents, where drivers were accounted for most of the accidents. In order to assess a questionnaire based study was conducted among educated group of people in suburban area to assess the knowledge regarding road safety and regulations. In the study it was found knowledge on road safety was found low among the subjects, with female lacking knowledge more than male. It was found in the study that phone calls were being attended mostly by male than female counterpart.

Keywords


Road Traffic, Safety

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