Citation

Tavakoli Kashani A, Besharati MM. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2019; ePub(ePub): 1-9.

Affiliation

Department of Transportation, School of Civil Engineering , Iran University of Science and Technology , Tehran , Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10803548.2019.1603012

PMID

30957712

Abstract

The aim was to model the bus drivers' crash involvement risk as a function of their demographic factors and driving behaviour. 177 bus drivers completed a questionnaire containing the BDRI questionnaire. 19.2% of respondents had at least been involved in one at-fault crash during the past three years. In addition, age-group and having a second job were found to affect crash involvement rate. Smoker drivers reported significantly lower scores in Patient driving and Anxious driving factors.

RESULTS also indicated that vehicle ownership could improve hazard monitoring and thrill seeking behaviours of bus drivers. Logistic regression suggested that ≥55 years old drivers are 5.4 times more likely to be involved in crashes, compared with <35 years old drivers. Model results also implied that the odds of crash involvement would decrease by 39%, for each one unit improvement in the scores of Hazard monitoring behaviour. Implications are further discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

BDRI questionnaire; Bus drivers; Hazard monitoring; crash involvement risk