Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Drivers Towards Traffic Rules and Regulations in Multan, Pakistan

18 Pages Posted: 3 Apr 2018

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Ishrat Riaz

The Women University Multan - Department of Statistics

Samia Shahid

GC University, Students

Date Written: February 25, 2018

Abstract

Traffic rules are an important agenda for the developing countries and the situation has become worsened particularly in Pakistan. Most of the road accidents are resulting due to lack of knowledge, negative attitudes and risky practices of drivers towards traffic rules and regulations. To highlight the knowledge, attitude and practices of professional drivers towards traffic rules, this research work was initiated. The objective of research was to determine and explore the knowledge, attitudes and practice towards traffic regulations of professional drivers in Multan (Punjab), Pakistan, also to acquire the relationship between demographic features, Knowledge, attitudes and practices of professional drivers towards traffic rules. Emphasis had also been given to the primary data generation and allied aspects such as construction of the data gathering instrument (Questionnaire), content management, sampling, execution, testing and refinement of the instrument for getting hold of the quality data which ultimately determines the quality of the ultimate research. The study explored that many of professional drivers in Multan (Pakistan) had inadequate knowledge, less positive attitudes and risky practices towards traffic regulations. Implementation of effective and standard intervention programs may increase the driver’s knowledge, positive attitudes and safe practices towards traffic rules and regulations.

Keywords: Road Accidents, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Professional Drivers, Demographic Features, Traffic Rules and Regulations, Multan Pakistan

Suggested Citation

Riaz, Ishrat and Shahid, Samia, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Drivers Towards Traffic Rules and Regulations in Multan, Pakistan (February 25, 2018). 7th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3152120 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3152120

Ishrat Riaz (Contact Author)

The Women University Multan - Department of Statistics ( email )

Multan, Punjab
Pakistan

Samia Shahid

GC University, Students ( email )

Pakistan

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