ABSTRACT
To reveal drivers attitude to danger in their work, the researchers polled 100 taxi drivers according to special questionnaires. According to the poll, 80% of the drivers are afraid mostly of being attacked and robbed by the passengers. The study also covered various psychogenic and psychic disorders in 28 automobile drivers who faced robbery. Those disorders were mainly acute posttraumatic, stress and others.
Subject(s)
Automobile Driving , Mental Disorders/etiology , Occupational Diseases/etiology , Occupations , Stress, Psychological , Adult , Crime , Fear , Humans , Male , Mental Disorders/psychology , Middle Aged , Occupational Diseases/psychology , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
The study covered materials on 48 drivers who underwent 2 and more traffic accidents during the year. The highest share of traffic accidents due to the morbid conditions of the drivers is associated with epilepsy (20 examinees), acute alcohol and drugs intoxication occupies the second place (15 examinees), medical history of head injury appeared in 13 drivers, arterial hypertension-in 3 examinees, diabetes mellitus-in 2 subjects. The examinees having such conditions demonstrated variable consciousness disorders (short-time coma, dazed conditions) during driving, so traffic accidents occurred as the result.
