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Lobanova, Yuliya I.; Glushko, Kirill V. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The article points at the importance of studying the human factor as a cause of accidents of drivers, especially in loosely structured traffic situations. The description of the experiment on the measurement of driver's accidental abilities is given. Under accidental ability is meant the capability to ensure the security of driving as a behavior…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Motor Vehicles, Traffic Safety, Accidents
Teye-Kwadjo, Enoch – Health Education Journal, 2017
Objectives: Injuries and mortality resulting from pedestrian road traffic crashes are a major public health problem in Ghana. This study investigated risk factors for road transport-related injury among pedestrians in rural Ghana. Design: Case study design using qualitative data. Method: In-depth interviews were conducted with pedestrians.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Traffic Safety, Motor Vehicles, Case Studies
VanWagner, Michelle; Van Houten, Ron; Betts, Brian – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
In 2008, nearly 31% of vehicle fatalities were related to failure to adhere to safe vehicle speeds (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA], 2009). The current study evaluated the effect of a rectangular rapid-flashing beacon (RRFB) triggered by excessive speed on vehicle speed using a combined alternating treatments and reversal…
Descriptors: Traffic Safety, Motor Vehicles, Predictor Variables, Measurement Equipment
Domino, Jessica Leigh – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The definition of a traumatic event in Criterion A for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was narrowed in DSM-5 for events involving indirect exposure to the death of a loved one. Whereas the DSM-IV definition encompassed the sudden, unexpected death of a loved one regardless of the circumstances, the DSM-5 definition now requires that the death…
Descriptors: Death, Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Stress Variables
Gielen, A. C.; McDonald, E. M.; Omaki, E.; Shields, W.; Case, J.; Aitken, M. – Health Education Research, 2015
Child passenger safety remains an important public health problem because motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children, and the majority of children ride improperly restrained. Using a mobile app to communicate with parents about injury prevention offers promise but little information is available on how to create such a tool.…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Public Health, Handheld Devices, Child Safety
Tilleczek, Kate C. – Youth & Society, 2011
The majority of deaths for contemporary young people are related to injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents. Most prevention efforts targeted at addressing the issue are less than effective and do not address youth driving as a culture. This article presents findings from an ethnographic study that attempts to understand the ways in which…
Descriptors: Accidents, Ethnography, Young Adults, Motor Vehicles
Pierre, Joseph D. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Information security systems (ISS) have been designed to protect assets from damages and from unauthorized access internally as well as externally. This research is promising similar protection from ISS methods that could prevent intoxicated individuals under the influence of alcohol from driving. However, previous research has shown significant…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Drinking, Motor Vehicles, Accident Prevention
Domigan, Juliane; Glassman, Tavis J.; Miller, Jeff; Hug, Heather; Diehr, Aaron J. – Health Education, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to assess a health communication campaign designed to reduce distracted driving among college students within the USA. Design/methodology/approach: Utilizing central interviewing techniques, participants were asked qualitative and quantitative items soliciting feedback concerning the efficacy of the messages.…
Descriptors: Motor Vehicles, Traffic Safety, Generalization, Feedback (Response)
Johnson, Carla C., Ed.; Walton, Janet B., Ed.; Peters-Burton, Erin E., Ed. – NSTA Press, 2018
What if you could challenge your 12th graders to understand car crashes in the context of physical forces, manufacturing challenges, government safety standards, and individual rights? With this volume in the "STEM Road Map Curriculum Series," you can! "Car Crashes" outlines a journey that will steer your students toward…
Descriptors: STEM Education, High School Students, Physics, Mathematics Instruction
Turner, James; Bauerle, Jennifer; Keller, Adrienne – Journal of American College Health, 2011
Objective: Determine rate of college student alcohol-related vehicular traffic fatalities in Virginia during 2007. Participants: Undergraduates at colleges and universities in Virginia. Methods: Institutions with membership in the American College Health Association were invited to participate in a survey. Data collected from institutional reports…
Descriptors: Accidents, Undergraduate Students, Traffic Safety, Motor Vehicles
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012
The percentage of teens in high school who drink and drive has decreased by more than half since 1991, but more can be done. Nearly one million high school teens drank alcohol and got behind the wheel in 2011. Teen drivers are 3 times more likely than more experienced drivers to be in a fatal crash. Drinking any alcohol greatly increases this risk…
Descriptors: High School Students, Adolescents, Motor Vehicles, Traffic Safety
Eidelman, James Andrew – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of the proposed study was to determine whether there is a correlation between attitudes toward the use of handheld cellular telephone devices while driving and the use of such devices while driving, with particular interest in the role of gender, age, marital status, parental status, age of children, having a disability, level of…
Descriptors: Traffic Safety, Motor Vehicles, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Lovenheim, Michael F.; Steefel, Daniel P. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2011
This paper analyzes the effect of state-level Sunday alcohol sales restrictions ("blue laws") on fatal vehicle accidents, which is an important parameter in assessing the desirability of these laws. Using a panel data set of all fatal vehicle accidents in the U.S. between 1990 and 2009 combined with 15 state repeals of blue laws, we show that…
Descriptors: Accidents, Public Health, Drinking, Laws
Rassool, Sara B.; Nel, Pieter W. – Death Studies, 2012
Accidentally killing or feeling responsible for another person's death constitutes an event that is different from many typical traumatic stressors in that the responsibility for causing the trauma is located in the person themselves, rather than another person or persons. Research exploring the perspective of those who have accidentally caused a…
Descriptors: Accidents, Traffic Safety, Death, Psychological Patterns
Colling, Timothy K. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Traffic crashes are a significant source of loss of life, personal injury and financial expense in the United States. In 2008 there were 37,261 people killed and an estimated 2,346,000 people injured nationwide in motor vehicle traffic crashes. State and federal agencies are beginning to focus traffic safety improvement effort on local agency…
Descriptors: Traffic Safety, Ethnography, Program Effectiveness, Local Government