. Kishore Yadav Jothula; . D. Sreeharshika
Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 1-5
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Road traffic continues to be a major developmental issue and a public healthconcern. Road accidents in India kill almost 1.5 lakh people annually, and India accounts for ...
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BACKGROUND: Road traffic continues to be a major developmental issue and a public healthconcern. Road accidents in India kill almost 1.5 lakh people annually, and India accounts for almost11% of the accident‑related deaths in the world. Prevention of road traffic accidents is very crucialby creating awareness and taking proper measures toward road safety.AIMS: The aims of this study were to assess the knowledge about road safety regulations and toassess the attitude and practices regarding road safety regulations.SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This cross‑sectional study was conducted in a pharmacy college.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Study participants were all 4 academic years’ pharmacy studentswho know driving two‑ or four‑wheeler motor vehicle. Data were collected from a sample of 132 bypredesigned pretested semi‑structured questionnaire.STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Data were presented in proportions with confidence intervalusing SPSS ver. 22.RESULTS: 81.1% of the participants knew the minimum age to obtain driving license. Only 16%follow the road signs strictly and 76% wear helmet for long‑distance ride. Poor attitude was observedfor wearing helmet for short‑distance ride, pillion rider wearing helmet, and drink and drive.CONCLUSIONS: Majority of the participants were aware of road safety regulations. In spite of havingpositive attitude toward road safety measures by participants, they could not translate attitude intopractice.