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: Received: 3 March 2024 / Approved: 4 March 2024 / Online: 4 March 2024 (11:24:16 CET)
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Tezong, S.L.F.; Tchinda, B.F.; Fondzenyuy, S.K.; Usami, D.S.; Persia, L. Evaluating Distraction Safety Performance Indicators in an Urban Area of a LMIC: A Case Study of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Preprints2024, 2024030141. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0141.v1
Tezong, S.L.F.; Tchinda, B.F.; Fondzenyuy, S.K.; Usami, D.S.; Persia, L. Evaluating Distraction Safety Performance Indicators in an Urban Area of a LMIC: A Case Study of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Preprints 2024, 2024030141. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0141.v1
Tezong, S.L.F.; Tchinda, B.F.; Fondzenyuy, S.K.; Usami, D.S.; Persia, L. Evaluating Distraction Safety Performance Indicators in an Urban Area of a LMIC: A Case Study of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Preprints2024, 2024030141. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0141.v1
APA Style
Tezong, S.L.F., Tchinda, B.F., Fondzenyuy, S.K., Usami, D.S., & Persia, L. (2024). Evaluating Distraction Safety Performance Indicators in an Urban Area of a LMIC: A Case Study of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0141.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Tezong, S.L.F., Davide Shingo Usami and Luca Persia. 2024 "Evaluating Distraction Safety Performance Indicators in an Urban Area of a LMIC: A Case Study of Yaoundé, Cameroon" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0141.v1
Abstract
Distracted driving is a major cause of road traffic crashes in Yaoundé. Partly due to scarcity of enforcement, lack of evidence and investigation of distraction safety performance indicator (SPI), hindering evidence-based intervention. This study aimed to address this evidence gap by evaluating the distraction SPI using proven methodology. Data on distracted driving (handheld mobile device; interaction; eating/smoking/drinking) were collected from roadside observation on 36 randomly selected road sections carefully spread to cover the city. SPI were computed and weighted with traffic volume to ensure representativeness of values. A total of 41,004 drivers were observed (38,248 in car; 1,116 in van; 977 in truck; 663 in bus). The prevalence of distracted driving in Yaoundé is 13.69% for the three distractions type combined. The prevalence is 7.84% for interaction, 4.89% for handled mobile device usage and 0.96% for eating/smoking/drinking. Leveraging these insights, a seven year (2024 - 2030) fighting strategy aiming at halving the prevalence was developed. The strategy contains intervention including on legislation/enforcement, which have been proven effective. This study, pioneer in Yaoundé, provide stakeholders with evidence of the issue and measures to implement and can also serve when developing road safety strategy.Future research should consider investigation at national level.
Engineering, Transportation Science and Technology
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