Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2019;20(8):826-831. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2019.1679796. Epub 2019 Nov 18.
Every profession has its own safety and health risks. In addition to the risk of being involved in a "normal" road crash, professional heavy vehicle drivers are at risk of becoming victims of people attempting suicide by crashing into their vehicles. Road suicides are not that rare, at least not in Finland, where they represent about 12% of all fatal road crashes. The purpose of this study was to survey professional heavy vehicle drivers about their experiences, views and opinions regarding road suicides. The sample included heavy vehicle drivers ( = 863) randomly recruited from a transport workers' union. About 18% of the respondents reported a suspected suicide attempt of a motor vehicle driver crashing into their vehicle, with 15% of these (i.e.2.8% of the whole sample) also reporting a resulting crash. More than half of the respondents reported personally knowing another professional driver who had experienced a crash caused by a suicidal driver. Almost 80% of the drivers reported being afraid that someone would attempt suicide by crashing into their vehicle; however, thinking about such a possibility produces a level of anxiety in less than half of all respondents. Most respondents agreed about the challenges of avoiding a crash if somebody deliberately drives their car towards their vehicle. Heavy vehicle drivers perceive road suicides as an occupational risk in their profession. We discuss possible preventive measures against suicide attempts by crashing into a heavy vehicle.
每种职业都有其自身的安全和健康风险。除了涉及“正常”道路碰撞的风险外，职业重型车辆驾驶员还有可能成为试图自杀者撞向其车辆的受害者。道路自杀并不罕见，至少在芬兰不是，芬兰的道路自杀占所有致命道路碰撞的 12%左右。本研究的目的是调查职业重型车辆驾驶员对道路自杀事件的经历、看法和意见。样本包括从运输工人联合会随机招募的重型车辆驾驶员（ = 863 名）。约 18%的受访者报告称，他们怀疑有汽车司机试图自杀撞向他们的车辆，其中 15%的人（即整个样本的 2.8%）也报告了由此导致的碰撞。超过一半的受访者报告说，他们个人认识另一位经历过自杀司机造成的碰撞的职业司机。近 80%的驾驶员表示担心有人会试图自杀撞向他们的车辆；然而，不到一半的受访者认为这种可能性会产生焦虑。大多数受访者同意，如果有人故意驾车冲向他们的车辆，避免碰撞存在挑战。重型车辆驾驶员认为道路自杀是他们职业中的职业风险。我们讨论了针对故意驾车撞向重型车辆的自杀企图的可能预防措施。
