Taxi drivers' attitudes toward road safety in Pakistan. Issue 6 (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rehman, A.; Imran, S.; Hassan, M.; Akhlaq, A.; Iqbal, S.; Beg, F.; Zahid, G.; Khalid, H.; Qadir, F.S.; Murad, H.F.; Baloch, N.U.A.; Awais, M.; Saleem, S.
• Is Part Of: Public health. Volume 129:Issue 6(2015:Jun.)
• Page Start: 818
• Page End: 821
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Public health -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 362.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.03.022
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0033-3506

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0010"> <title id="sectitle0010">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="abspara0010"> <list id="ulist0010"> <list-item id="u0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0010">Taxi drivers represent a vulnerable group of road users, who are at an increased risk of motor vehicle crashes.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0015">Most taxi drivers included in this study did not use seatbelts regularly.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0020">One-third of taxi drivers were driving illegally, which suggests a lapse in the implementation of road safety regulations.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0025">One-fourth of taxi drivers were sleeping for less than 7 h a day, which may increase the risk of motor vehicle crashes.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>