Title of article :
Studying the Driving Safety Culture in Taxi Drivers in Tabriz City, Iran
Author/Authors :
Ahmadpur Geshlagi ، Rasoul Department of Occupational Health Engineering - Health Faculty - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Moshfeghi ، Parisa Department of Occupational Health Engineering - Health Faculty - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Alizadeh ، Seyed Shamseddin Department of Occupational Health Engineering - Health Faculty - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Sheykh Damanab ، Pouya Student Research Committee - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences , Mirza Ebrahimi Tehrani ، Mahnaz Department of Environmental Management - Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch
Abstract :
Today traffic accidents are remembered as a major problem that threatens public health and safety. Iran is a country that has a high traffic accidents rate among the countries. The aim of this study was studying of taxi drivers #x2019; safety culture in Tabriz city. This study was a descriptiveanalytical study. The participants were the taxi drivers of Tabriz city. According to the results of a pilot study sample size estimated 120. The samples were selected in the clusters and randomly. The data collected through driver behavior questionnaire (DBQ) and were analyzed using independent t test, Pearson correlation and ANOVA. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between the number of hours worked per week and the incident. #xA0; Also, there is a significant relationship between the observance of speed limits and driving time per week (p lt; 0.05). Given that the average behavior score of safety in the study was carried out 89/5 can be concluded that the safety of Tabriz taxi drivers is desirable.
Keywords :
Safety Culture , Taxi Drivers , Tabriz
Journal title :
International Journal of Occupational Hygiene ( IJOH)
Journal title :
International Journal of Occupational Hygiene ( IJOH)
