@article{ref1,
title="Road rage and road traffic accidents among commercial vehicle drivers in Lahore, Pakistan",
journal="Eastern Mediterranean health journal",
year="2012",
author="Shaikh, M. A. and Shaikh, I. A. and Siddiqui, Z.",
volume="18",
number="4",
pages="402-405",
abstract="Road rage and road traffic accidents increase the burden of morbidity and mortality in a population. A cross-sectional survey with convenience sampling was conducted among commercial vehicle drivers in Lahore, Pakistan (n = 901) to record their behaviours/experiences regarding road rage and road traffic accidents. Respondents were asked about incidents of shouting/cursing/rude gestures or threats to physically hurt the person/vehicle, by others or themselves, in the previous 24 hours or 3 months, and their involvement in road traffic accidents in the previous 12 months. Auto-rickshaw drivers were significantly more likely to report various road rage experiences/behaviours and involvement in accidents compared with bus and wagon drivers. A total of 112 respondents (12.4%) reported being involved in a road traffic accident in the previous 12 months but traffic police did not record the accident in 52.7% of cases. The results of this study underline the need to improve road safety in Pakistan.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1020-3397",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}