MEIRMANOV Serik    Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University  College of Sustainability and Tourism    Position   Professor
Language	English
Publication Date	2013/09
Type	Research paper (Academic/Professional Journal)
Peer Review	Peer reviewed
Title	Drivers’ opinion on road traffic collisions in Semey city, Kazakhstan: a questionnaire study
Contribution Type	Corresponding
Journal	Life Science Journal
Volume, Issue, Page	10(3),pp.1894-1899
Author and coauthor	Ayan Myssayev, Serik Meirmanov
Details	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.