Factors underlying bus-related crashes in Hanoi,Vietnam |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia;2. Hanoi School of Public Health, Hanoi, Viet Nam;3. Curtin Monash Accident Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia;1. Institute of Transport Studies, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia;2. Directorate for Roads of Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam;3. Smart Transport Research Centre, School of Civil Engineering and Build Environment, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia;4. Vietnamese-German Transport Research Centre, Vietnamese-German University, Binhduong, Vietnam;1. Institute of Transport Economics, Gaustadalleen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway;2. Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou Campus, Iroon Polytechniou 5, GR-15773 Athens, Greece;1. Christ Church Business School, Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road, CT1 1QU Canterbury, United Kingdom;2. Department of Business Innovation, School of Business and Management, RMIT University Vietnam, 702 Nguyen Van Linh, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam;1. School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China;2. Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131, USA;1. CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China;2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;3. Tianjin University of Technology and Education, Tianjin, China |
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| Abstract: | Road traffic crashes accounted for almost 13% of the total mortality recorded at the public health facilities in Vietnam in 2010. This qualitative study investigated factors related to bus-related crashes in Hanoi, Vietnam using focus group discussions and in-depth interviews among 75 participants who are bus drivers, motorcycle users, bus passengers, bus company managers, traffic policemen and local authorities. The results suggested that bus drivers were not the sole contributor to road traffic crashes with other vehicles. The rapid population growth due to rural to urban migration and the poor transport system appeared to be important contributing factors. In addition, “village culture” was likely to influence both the traffic behaviors of road users and the practices of law enforcement officers. Moreover, drink-driving behaviors appeared to be an important contributor to bus-related crashes. Supervision and penalty policies of bus companies also appeared to influence the driving performance of bus drivers. For a long-term solution to reduce bus-related crashes, it is vital to improve the transport infrastructure and the state management capacity regarding road safety as well as to assist the positive transition of citizens migrating from rural areas to their new urban lifestyle. |
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| Keywords: | Road traffic crash Road and environment factor Human factor Bus driver Socio-culture Vietnam |
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