Investigation of Source of Distraction among the intrastate bus driver: Focus Group Interview

Driver distraction have found as one of the main cause of accident all around the world. The driver distraction represents a significant problem to the personal transportation as well as the public transportation sector. However, factors of distraction especially in the context of public transport s...

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Published in:Journal of physics. Conference series 2018-07, Vol.1049 (1), p.12048
Main Authors: Nur Annuar Mohd Yunos, Muhammad, Azlis-Sani, Jalil, Mohammad, Musli, Zamani Bin Ngali, Mohd, Rohani, Munzilah, Saiful Izwan Aazizi, Mohd, Ismail, S.M. Sabri S.M.
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Language:English
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Bus drivers
Buses (vehicles)
Focus groups
Physics
Public transportation
Transportation industry
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Summary:Driver distraction have found as one of the main cause of accident all around the world. The driver distraction represents a significant problem to the personal transportation as well as the public transportation sector. However, factors of distraction especially in the context of public transport still has not widely explored. Thus, the aim of this research is to investigate the sources of distraction among the intrastate bus driver. This study will undergo focus group interview in order to achieve the objective of this research. 16 participants which are 8 participants from expert management and 8 participants from expert practitioner are involved in the focus group interview. From this research, there are 26 sources of distraction found in the focus group interview that overlap between both focus group. The result from this research can be used as guideline for improvement for the management of the intrastate bus services company and also for the future researcher as an aid to design the solution to overcome the sources of distraction.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/1049/1/012048