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Date Published: 13/09/2021
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v505i2.1080
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Vol. 505 No. 2 (2021)
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Thu Hà, N. ., & Đức Sơn, N. . (2021). BEHAVIOUR OF LONG DISTANCE DRIVER AND TRAFFIC CCIDENTS. Vietnam Medical Journal, 505(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v505i2.1080

BEHAVIOUR OF LONG DISTANCE DRIVER AND TRAFFIC CCIDENTS

Nguyễn Thu Hà1,, Nguyễn Đức Sơn1
1 National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health

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Abstract

This study was carried out to to investigate some behaviour factors of long distance drivers and relationship with traffic accidents. 200 male drivers with 40.9±5.6 years of age and 12.4 ± 5.6 participated in this study. The drivers are analyzed for job characteristics; investigating and evaluating sleep disorder according to Driver Behaviour Questionnair (DBQ) and retrospective traffic accident data for 3 years at the enterprise. The result showed that: The job characteristics  of long distance drivers are high intensity of work; a working long time, unstable time; a night duty; a high responsibility, long sitting hours, ect… The driver's behavior: 52.5% were tired; 30.0% non-good risk control score; 42.5% less relaxed; 44.5% are impatient; 35.0% worry about driving. In the long-distance driver, the risk of traffic accidents of fatigue group was higher 2.1 times (95% CI = 1.0-4.4); bad risk control score group was higher 3.4 times (95% CI = 1.6-7.2); bad driving patience score group was higher 4.7 times (95% CI = 2.0-11.3) than that among other group with p <0.05; 0.01 and 0.001. The author recommended that it is necessary to control behaviour of drivers to help reduce traffic accidents.

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Behaviour, long distance drivers, traffic accident

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