Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards drunk driving as a risk factor for road traffic accidents among public bus drivers in Ndola, Zambia

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-134
Author(s):  
David Mwanza ◽  
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Victor Mwanakasale ◽  
Seter Siziya ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Drunk Driving ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Bus Drivers ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

ADHD is a Risk Factor of Road Crashes: A Purposive Study of Finding Relation between ADHD and Road Traffic Accident in Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (08) ◽  
pp. 20531-20536
Author(s):  
Nusrat Shamima Nur ◽  
M. S. l. Mullick ◽  
Ahmed Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Road Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Fatality Rate ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Crashes ◽  
Road Crash ◽  
Day By Day

Background: In Bangladesh fatality rate due to road traffic accidents is rising sharply day by day. At least 2297 people were killed and 5480 were injured in road traffic accidents within 1st six months of 2017.Whereas in the previous year at 2016 at least 1941 people were killed and 4794 were injured within the 1st six months. No survey has been reported in Bangladesh yet correlating ADHD as a reason of impulsive driving which ends up in a road crash.

Road Traffic Accidents in India

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
SM Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Control ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Drunk Driving ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Activity Loss ◽  
The One

ABSTRACT Road traffic accidents (RTAs) result in tremendous loss of lives and prolonged morbidity besides causing sufferings to relatives and friends. Loss of lives and useful working hours inflict heavy damage to a nation's economic activity, loss of breadwinner to family, and deprivation of family bond of love and security. Increasing traffic accidents and subsequent trauma creates heavy burden on our scarce funds and already overburdened hospitals. Road traffic accidents are one of the major causes of death and illness which is preventable. There is tremendous rise in RTAs due to increase in vehicular volume on our roads, incredible speeding of the vehicles, poor driving skills, drunk driving, bad roads, poor traffic control, and lack of public awareness, rampant indiscipline, incompetent authorities and lack of implementation of existing laws to tackle the menace of disrespect to law and rules. The solution to the problem lies in reducing the volume of traffic on roads by instituting efficient public transport system all over, like the one prevalent in advanced nations of the world, honest road engineering, universal education and training of all citizens in driving, creating awareness about road safety precautions, enforcing strict punishments upon offenders indulging in drunk driving and crossing the speed limits, and regulating control of traffic on highways and accident-prone areas. How to cite this article Sharma SM. Road Traffic Accidents in India. Int J Adv Integ Med Sci 2016;1(2):57-64.

scholarly journals Existing Laws to Combat Road Traffic Injury in Nepal and Bangladesh: A Review on Cross Country Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 416-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shafina Shafiq ◽  
Sushma Dahal ◽  
Noor Kutubul Alam Siddiquee ◽  
Meghnath Dhimal ◽  
Anjani Kumar Jha
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Drunk Driving ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
World Health ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Traffic Injury ◽  
Motorcycle Helmet

Background: Road traffic accidents is a leading cause of injury and death globally. The consequences of road traffic accidents are prominent in developing countries that can least afford to meet the health services, economic and societal challenges. Nepal and Bangladesh are two developing country of South Asia who bear a large share of burden due to road traffic injuries.Methods: A non-systematic review of relevant documents using Google scholar and PubMed as well as review of relevant legal documents was done. Results: Nepal and Bangladesh have traffic laws including all the key risk factors as recommended by the World Health Organization except the child restraint systems laws. The existing laws for both countries include speed, drunk driving, use of seatbelts and motorcycle helmet, driver license, vehicle condition, overloading and accident related compensations.In both the countries for post-crash response, national emergency care access number has partial coverage and in Nepal there are some provisions related to trauma registry.Vulnerable groups are pedestrians with majority of male and higher mortality found in rural areas than urban areas for both the countries.Conclusions: Both the countries have traffic laws that focus on the prevention of road traffic accidents and protection of victims. However, amendments in the existing laws are required for confronting immediate challenges of increasing accidents and injuries that both the countries face every year.Keywords: Bangladesh; Nepal; road traffic injury; road traffic accident; traffic acts and laws.

scholarly journals ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AMONG BUS DRIVERS

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-84
Author(s):  
El Safty A. ◽  
Samir A. ◽  
Fayek E. ◽  
Shaker D.
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Accidents ◽  
Bus Drivers
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