Abstract
The study assessed driver, vehicular and road-related factors associated with road crashes (RC) in the Kintampo North Municipality. Cross-sectional study. Kintampo North Municipality. Demographics, vehicular and road usage information on registered drivers at Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) and Progressive Transport Owners Association (PROTOA) in Kintampo North Municipality. involvement in road crashes and related factors. A total of 227 drivers were approached for this study. None of them declined participation. They were all males. Most were between 28-37 years (30%). The proportion of drivers that reported RC ever involvement in at least one RC was 55.5% (95% CI: 8.0%, 62.1%). In the bivariate analysis, drink and drive changed lane without signalling, ever bribed police officer, drove beyond the maximum speed limit, paid a bribe at DVLA for driving license, violation of traffic signals were found to be associated with RC involvement (p<0.05). Drivers who violated traffic signals had 2.84 odds of being involved in road crashes compared to those who did not [aOR; 2.84 (95%CI:1.06,7.63)]. The proportion of drivers ever involved in road crashes was high. The major factor that is associated with RC involvement was a violation of the traffic light signals. Continuous driver education and enforcement of road traffic regulations by the appropriate authorities could curb the road crash menace in the Municipality. The authors funded this work.
Highlights
More than 1.2 million people lose their lives yearly as a result of road crashes[1]
Study design A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the factors contributing to road crashes among commercial vehicle drivers in the Kintampo North Municipality of Ghana from January to December 2017
We found that the type of vehicles driven by the drivers, drunk-driving, violation of red traffic light signal, changing lane without signalling, alleged bribing Police Officers, overloading of vehicles, speeding, and alleged bribery at the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Authority (DVLA) for driving licenses were the factors associated with road crashes involvement from the bivariate analysis
Summary
More than 1.2 million people lose their lives yearly as a result of road crashes[1]. The United States Centres for Disease Control has reported that each day, an estimated 3,400 people are killed globally in road crash[2]. The evidence further shows that 70% of the world’s road fatalities occur in developing countries 3. Data compiled by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) in Ghana revealed that in 2017, 12,843 road crashes occurred out of which 2,076 people died and 12,166 were injured[4]. The Brong Ahafo Region recorded a total of 503 road crash, 190 deaths, and 313 injured persons in 2017. The Kintampo North Municipality, recorded 79 crashes, 30 deaths, and 255 injured persons in the year 2017
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