title: Associations of traffic safety attitudes and ticket fixing behaviours with the crash history of Pakistani drivers.
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.
authors: Rescue 1122, Punjab Emergency Service, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors: Mohsin
authors: M
authors: Durrani
authors: Hunniya
authors: H
authors: Waseem
authors: Junaid A
authors: JA
authors: Bhatti
authors: Junaid A
authors: JA
authors: Razzak
authors: Rizwan
authors: R
authors: Naseer
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D035881:Compensation and Redress / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010154:Pakistan; D012449:Safety; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D055815:Young Adult