An investigation of seat belt and mobile use impacts on youth road accidents in Kuwait.

Author(s)
Al-Bustan, M. & Koushki, P.
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Abstract

Results of a driver questionnaire-survey of 854 young drivers in Kuwait are presented. The survey data included the socio-economic, smoking behavior, mobile ownership and use, seat belt use, driving experience, and road accident involvements of the surveyed young drivers. Findings showed that 93 percent of the sample drivers own an auto; nearly 97 percent own a mobile; 2/3 use mobiles in motion; more than 28 percent smoke cigarettes; and 32 percent drive always belted. The data analysis also indicated that belt use increased with increasing age and education level, and the female sample traveled belted more often than their male counterparts. The use of mobiles in motion was higher for Kuwaitis; higher for the young male drivers; and higher for those who were married. The analysis result also showed that those who frequently used mobiles when driving, were involved in a significantly higher number of both damage and injurious road accidents in the last three years. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E208431.

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C 27073 (In: C 26913 CD-ROM) /83 / ITRD E209421
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In: Transport: our highway to a sustainable future : proceedings of the 21st ARRB and 11th REAAA Conference, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 18-23 May 2003, 7 p., 10 ref.

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