Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Road Traffic Injury Research Centre, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2023;24(7):638-644. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2023.2237152. Epub 2023 Jul 24.
Pedestrians are one of the most vulnerable users in road traffic injuries (RTIs). The rate of pedestrians' fatality is high in Iran. It is worthwhile to investigate how pedestrians behave. This observational study aimed to investigate pedestrians' unsafe behaviors while crossing.
This cross-sectional study examined the behavior of 1095 pedestrians (69.7% men) using videotaping when they crossed at two intersections and three non-intersections on a weekend and two working days in the morning, at noon, and in the evening. The information obtained was classified into 5 domains including adherence to traffic rule, violation, environmental barriers, visibility, and distraction. Data were analyzed using Stata version 17.
About 60% of the pedestrians ignored the crosswalk and crossed the street wherever they wanted. More than 30% ignored the vehicles passing and crossed the street inattentively. About 60% of the pedestrians committed violations. More than half of pedestrians crossed unsafe crossings diagonally or in a hurry. More than 35% wore dark clothing and had low visibility, and nearly 30% were distracted. Adolescent pedestrians did not adhere traffic rules about 6 times more than the young adult pedestrians. Pedestrians who did not adhere to traffic rules in the morning were significantly more than in the evening. Men committed a violation 1.47 times more than women. The results showed that the pedestrians committed a violation in the morning significantly more than in the evening.
The occurrence of pedestrians' unsafe behaviors in Maku was high. Unsafe behaviors were high among men and young adult pedestrians. Therefore, it's essential to implement educational interventions different media as well as environmental interventions by different organizations to improve safe behavior among pedestrians.
行人是道路交通伤害（RTI）中最脆弱的用户之一。在伊朗，行人的死亡率很高。因此，调查行人的行为方式是值得的。本观察性研究旨在调查行人在穿越时的不安全行为。
本横断面研究在周末和两个工作日的上午、中午和晚上，使用录像观察了在两个交叉路口和三个非交叉路口过马路的 1095 名行人（69.7%为男性）的行为。获得的信息分为遵守交通规则、违规、环境障碍、可见度和分心五个领域。使用 Stata 版本 17 对数据进行分析。
约 60%的行人无视横道线，随心所欲地过马路。超过 30%的人无视过往车辆，注意力不集中地过马路。约 60%的行人违规。超过一半的行人横冲直撞或匆忙地穿过不安全的交叉口。超过 35%的人穿着深色衣服，可见度低，近 30%的人分心。青少年行人违反交通规则的次数是年轻成人行人的 6 倍多。早上不遵守交通规则的行人明显多于晚上。男性违规的可能性是女性的 1.47 倍。结果表明，行人在早上违规的情况明显多于晚上。
在马库，行人不安全行为的发生率很高。男性和年轻成年行人的不安全行为发生率较高。因此，必须通过不同的媒体实施教育干预措施，以及不同组织实施环境干预措施，以提高行人的安全行为。
