メイルマノフ セリック   MEIRMANOV Serik    所属   立命館アジア太平洋大学  サステイナビリティ観光学部    職種   教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2013/09
形態種別	論文（学術誌・プロフェショナル誌）
査読	査読あり
標題	Drivers’ opinion on road traffic collisions in Semey city, Kazakhstan: a questionnaire study
執筆形態	コレスポンディング
掲載誌名	Life Science Journal
巻・号・頁	10(3),pp.1894-1899
著者・共著者	Ayan Myssayev, Serik Meirmanov
概要	著名な雑誌への論文掲載・申請：有り Road traffic collisions (RTC) fatality in Kazakhstan is the highest in European Region. With a fast growing economy, vehicle density in Kazakhstan is steadily increasing, which means that the number of people dying in RTC could continue to increase. Therefore, importance of developing and implementing traffic policy is very high, and exploration of drivers’ opinion about risk factors could help to identify and prioritize current problems. This study aimed to increase knowledge about pre-crash factors from road vehicles users. METHODS: A questionnaire study on RTC was conducted with 302 drivers in Semey city, Kazakhstan. The drivers were interviewed in 10 different parking facilities in Semey city, Kazakhstan, and participation was voluntary. The questionnaire treated demographics, including gender, age, education and questions concerned drivers’ opinion about RTC pre-crash risk factors utilizing three categories of Haddon’s matrix (human, vehicle/equipment, and environment). RESULTS: The drivers were predominantly male and their average age was 34.3±11.9 years, 56.0% were experienced and 44.0% were novice, 21.2% were professional and 78.8% non-professional drivers. There were no significant differences between opinions of different drivers’ groups and the mostly mentioned RTC factors were: low drivers’ discipline on the road (41.4%) and insufficient rate of drivers’ training program (26.2%). CONCLUSIONS: In Semey city, Kazakhstan, human-related (drivers’ discipline on the road and drivers’ training programs) factors should be firstly addressed in future traffic safety policy.