Study on illegal driving behavior and vehicle road traffic injury in China from 2006 to 2010

VernacularTitle:中国2006-2010年机动车道路交通伤害中驾驶员违法行为研究
Author: Jing DAI ¹ ; Yunjuan YANG
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1. 650093,昆明理工大学管理与经济学院
Keywords: Road traffic injury; Illegal behavior; Vehicle; Driver
From: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2015;36(6):603-606
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the characteristics and trend of illegal driving behavior in China to provide evidence for related policy enforcement.Methods Using indices as death rate of ten thousand vehicle,death rate per 100 000 population,thousands of road mileage,degree of motorization and death ratio etc.to analyze the current situation,characteristics of illegal vehicle driving behavior related to road traffic injuries,in China.Results From 2006 to 2010,death ratio on vehicle road traffic injuries related to the top five illegal driving behaviors were as follows:speeding (from 0.33 down to 0.17),on refuse to give way to others (from 0.26 to 0.14),on driving without license (from 0.21 to 0.08),on illegal driving encroachment (from 0.17 to 0.04) and on reverse driving (from 0.11 to 0.07).Death rates related to vehicle road traffic injuries on drunk driving or fatigue driving were 0.04 in 2010 and 0.02 in 2010,respectively.Conclusion Despite the fact that the number of vehicle road traffic injuries appeared a declining trend,the severity was increasing.Illegal driving behavior was still prevalent in China.