Road safety knowledge and attitudes among drivers
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COCIU, S., IONCU, O., CIOBANU, D. and CEBANU, S. (2023) “Road safety knowledge and attitudes among drivers”, One Health & Risk Management , 4(2), pp. 25-32. doi: 10.38045/ohrm.2023.2.04.

Abstract

Introduction. Road traffic injuries are a significant issue for society in the twenty-first century, but public health experts frequently ignore them despite the fact that massive and coordinated efforts are required for their effective and long-term prevention. Human factors and poor driving performance are the most significant contributors to car accidents globally, as shown by a series of studies exploring the causes of traffic road accidents. Since road safety is a key concern in developing countries, our research focuses on the car driver behavioral risk factors in the Republic of Moldova.

Material and methods. A cross-sectional quantitative descriptive using a questionnaire was applied online via a Google form document among car drivers, between January-March 2022. Microsoft Excel was used for the statistical analyses.

Results. The questionnaire was completed by 257 respondents above 18 years, of which 61.9% were female and 38.1% were male, mostly with a category B license (73.5%) and majority from urban area (87.5%).  More than half (55.6%) mention that drove a car daily and 30% of them have a drive experience of more than ten years. Respondents express great concern (71.2%) about the issue of traffic accidents, and 76.3% think that unsafe roads are a key contributing factor. At least once being involved as a driver in road accidents where medical care was needed was mentioned by 2.7% of respondents. 

Conclusions. Educational programs and awareness campaigns about road safety among drivers and other vulnerable road users should be systematically organized.

https://doi.org/10.38045/ohrm.2023.2.04
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