Individual, business-related, and work environment factors associated with driving tired among taxi drivers in two metropolitan U.S. cities

Introduction: Violence-related events and roadway incidents are the leading causes of injury among taxi drivers. Fatigue is under-recognized and prevalent in this workforce and is associated with both injury outcomes. We describe the association of individual, business-related, and work environment...

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Published in:Journal of safety research 2019-09, Vol.70, p.71-77
Main Authors: Menéndez, Cammie, Socias-Morales, Christina, Konda, Srinivas, Ridenour, Marilyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aggression
Automobile Driving - statistics & numerical data
Business
Cities
Commerce
Demographic variables
Demographics
Driver behavior
Environmental management
Fatigue
Fatigue - epidemiology
Fatigue - psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupant injuries
Pacific States - epidemiology
Polls & surveys
Prevalence
Risk analysis
Risk Factors
Roads
Safety
Safety measures
Safety programs
Safety regulations
Southwestern United States - epidemiology
Taxicabs
Traffic accidents & safety
Traffic safety
Training
Vehicle safety
Violence
Work environment
Working conditions
Workplace - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:Introduction: Violence-related events and roadway incidents are the leading causes of injury among taxi drivers. Fatigue is under-recognized and prevalent in this workforce and is associated with both injury outcomes. We describe the association of individual, business-related, and work environment factors with driving tired among taxi drivers in two very different cities. Method: We developed a comprehensive survey for licensed taxi drivers. We trained surveyors to administer the 30-min survey using systematic sampling among taxi drivers waiting for fares in two large U.S. cities: the Southwest (City 1) and the West (City 2). A driving tired scale of the Occupational Driver Behavior Questionnaire was the outcome. Multivariate logistic models described driving tired behavior in city-specific models using adjusted Odds Ratios (ORadj). Results: City 1 and City 2 had 496 and 500 participants, respectively. Each driving tired behavior was significantly more prevalent in City 2 than City 1 (p 
ISSN:0022-4375
1879-1247
DOI:10.1016/j.jsr.2019.05.001