Risky Driving Behaviors in Tehran, Iran

Iran has one of the highest fatality rates due to road traffic crashes (RTC) in the world. The disability adjusted life years (DALYs) for RTC in Iran is more than 1,300,000 years, which is more than that for any other disease such as cardiovascular or cancer. The authors evaluated risky driving behaviors in Tehran, the capital of Iran. A retrospective analysis was conducted based on the data obtained from the Tehran Police Safety Driving Department. Offenses and crashes were studied in different municipal districts in Tehran from March 2006 to March 2007. The inclusion criteria were risky driving behaviors fined by the police. Nonbehavioral offences were excluded. There were 3,821,798 offenses in Tehran. Not wearing a seat belt was the most common (59%) example of risky driving behavior, followed by tailgating, not wearing motorcycle helmets, talking on the cell phone while driving, overtaking from the wrong side, speeding, not driving between the lanes, weaving in and out of traffic, left deviation, and changing lanes without signals. The most common causes of RTC in Tehran are speeding, overtaking from the wrong side, and the rapid changing of driving lanes. The study factors effective in preventing risky driving behaviors in Tehran is recommended. The consideration of specific characteristics of the municipal districts is necessary to reduce risky driving behaviors.

• Record URL:
  http://www.informaworld.com/10.1080/15389580802492280
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Taylor & Francis
• Authors:
  • Shams, Mohsen
  • Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa
• Publication Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 91-94
• Serial:
  • Traffic Injury Prevention
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1538-9588
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/15389588.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Cellular telephones; Crashes; Drivers; Driving; Fatalities; Helmet use; Lane changing; Lane distribution; Passing; Risk assessment; Seat belt use; Speeding; Tailgating; Weaving traffic
• Geographic Terms: Tehran (Iran)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01124924
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 27 2009 10:45AM