Open Access Research Article
“BEHAVIOURAL STUDY OF PEOPLE USING MOTOR VEHICLES DURING COVID IN JODHPUR – A TEST STUDY”
Published Paper
Article Details
Authored By - Manish Awana
Abstract:
One of the major transformations over
ages is evident the way humans have been connecting with other humans
transcending distances across the globe. One prominent mention is required
specially towards the development of means of conveyance and transportation. In
that direction role of motor vehicles has been of immense contribution, today
them exist a variety or class of vehicles accessible to people as per their
requirement from which many are regulated by the law for time being in force.
The privilege to move on roads requires disciplined behaviour as mandated by
law for safety of life and property of all stakeholders concerned. This paper studies behaviour of respondents
using motor vehicles.
Background:
The development of humankind has been
a steady process that gained significant speed only in the recent times. There
have been significant efforts by humans in order to improve the standard of
living, prior set standards are often broken and even better demolish existing
notions.
The laws relating to motor vehicles
are governed by the Motor vehicles Act. This Act was recently amended to
increase penalties and the main purpose behind the same was to reduce offences
as well as bring about behavioral changes amongst the people necessarily
leading to reduction in the number of accidents and causalities which amount to
a large loss of life and property.
One of the major stakeholders in
India that suggests the rules and regulations to be implemented is the ministry
of road transport and highways. It functions in two major departments or wings.
In the fulfillment of the legal mandated duty of the institution it also
performed a vital role in formulation of recent amendments to the prior
legislation of 1988, enhanced to tackle the loopholes of old legislation
adequate changes were adopted in 2019.
It is eminently clear that one of the
methods of addressing such problems is to improve the standards of procedure
from the grassroot levels so that people follow motor vehicle laws. Presently,
it is not today rare to find a large number of people across the globe being
dependent on accessible legally recognizable modes of transport conveyance of
goods or humans.
One of the major goals, that of
specialized agency organization set up by State is to ensure the minimalization
and reduction in the number of untoward incidents arising from accidents due to
technical human or any other factors. On a Global comparison it is clearly
evident that contribution of India in immensely high which has been noted to
account for about 13% of all fatalities recorded worldwide. Frequent variable
found in various researches have upheld contention that prime factor associated
is carelessness and negligence of the people having access to public Roads.
While other factors also played a significant role in contributing to the
number of untoward incidents improper designing of road and related structures.
Also, more prominently a direct
relation has nexus with corruption by various stakeholders involved in
preparing the roads. Therefore, it would be apt to say that the question is not
merely about Transport, commutation and financial aspect but prominent
consideration has to be given the life value of an individual.
It is not merely the duty of state
but the people to ensure be well-being of other counterparts. It is often noted
that strict penalties are prescribed and procedure is updated time to time in
order to tackle the menace and improve the condition of road safety. But no
pressure can solve the problem unless a behavioral change is initiated. It is
more of a duty towards other people than merely being a moral obligation.
Statement of Problem:
The problem is so deeply rooted that
not mere legislations, rules and hard handedness of authorities are sufficient
to tackle such a critical issue which directly and indirectly effects everyone
using public roads be it for transportation of goods or people. However, more
significant is the fact that a single person not following motor vehicle rules
can be a threat to life and property of persons having access to public roads.
The behavior and attitude of people using different categories of motor
vehicles can be a significant determinant directly related to the number of
officials implementing such laws on ground which are already less than
sanctioned strength in most cases.
This is one of contentious problems
that cannot be averred merely to few individuals but finds a bigger and broader
expression in practical scenario, it is a big systematic issue found in
majority of uninformed individuals abusing their access to roads and resources
they own or which are available to them by being in a position of power vested
in them or by relying on unethical and often unlawful practices. Our attitude
and perception towards things can truly form an essential determinant to trace
the “why” question in relation to unsafe driving conditions. The best idea can
be attained from people who are not only at the receiving end but at times they
are cause of trouble too. Further, a reference to a patient is also found where
it is asserted that a problem or ailment can only be treated if the diagnosis
is made and more importantly, “a solution can be reached only after a problem
is recognized as one”- i.e., it is required to accept the deficiencies
prevailing in order to set a course correction.
There have been prior attempts at
promoting better standards by various researches. However, motor vehicle
awareness and behavior are very subjective to people across distinct geographical
locations and also varies with time. The primary aim of this study is to
identify and examine if people are themselves aware of the recent changes in
law and even more importantly what has been their response after certain
changes have been introduced by the legislature.
This study is based upon the
non-doctrinal method of research.
The proposed exercise attempted to
know how is the behavior of people with respect to following of traffic rules
directly through a questionnaire method and indirectly accessing their
awareness of the law by analysis of other determinants of respondent submitted
data.
The research was done keeping in mind
certain manner corresponding to clearly finding reasons behind the behavior and
attitude of respondents of different age groups. Also, reference questions were
prepared to verify any specific factors, which would be impacting the ground
reality as to practical implications of the law. Some of the areas to be
identified includes assessment of data to verify that people were up to date
with relevant changes made recently by legislation or judgment of courts, to
observe a pattern as to awareness of recent legal developments in form of
amendments and other simple but significant keywords which are essential to
decide the course of procedure to be followed under different scenarios as
prescribed by law of the land. A systematic probe in to some of these questions
has been attempted in this work.
Objectives:
The study was meant to achieve the following objectives:
• To analyze the behavior of people
towards motor vehicle laws and rules.
• To examine any special factors
could be attributed to a particular age group of people.
• To study the reasons to find what
are major factors attributing to negligence on roads.
Hypothesis:
The following hypothesis would be
examined in this study:
1. The majority of respondents do not
move according to motor vehicle laws.
2. Most of the people would have been
challaned for not wearing helmet/ seat-belt.
3. The number of people having helped person involved
in a road accident would be more than 50% and the people who didn’t help would
be substantially high due to fear of police.
Research
Design:
In consonance with the aims and
objectives of the present study prominent use of non-doctrinal research design
has been adopted. However, doctrinal method has been applied only to address
the present problem by relying upon content for drafting questions and check
necessary variables to test appropriate feedback data to identify and
successfully complete the present study. This includes use of words introduced
through legislations constantly used also in interpretation by courts.
The non-doctrinal method or empirical
approach is the prime highlight of this study. In this pursuit, a sample survey
has been carried out to collect the required data by using some structured
methods of data collection.
Sample
& Locale of the Study:
In order to achieve the framed
objectives, the respondents were asked several questions relating to various
matters connected with motor-vehicle Laws in India.
The Study was conducted during road safety week between 11 - 17 January, 2021. The survey intended to gather information about constituent elements responsible for indicating the behavior and attitude of people towards following of motor-vehicle Laws and matters relating thereto.
The Study was conducted during road safety week between 11 - 17 January, 2021. The survey intended to gather information about constituent elements responsible for indicating the behavior and attitude of people towards following of motor-vehicle Laws and matters relating thereto.
The data was collected from
respondents in the range which comprised generally of people falling in the age
group between 18 - 62. The method of random sampling was referred to collect
and stratify data for the purpose of this empirical study. In order to get a
clear picture data was meant to be taken from the response of around two
hundred and fifty (250) people.
It was the paucity of time and
dependence upon offline mode that this option for gathering data was preferred
primarily due to Covid-19 pandemic still being active. The number of
respondents for sampling purpose was now set to one hundred (100) individuals
consisting of both men and women to access the difference if any between the
two gender sets. In this study it was found none of the respondents belonged to
other category option of gender.
Before giving final touch to the
present study, data of certain respondents was left out of analysis which
included those men and women who decided to leave few mandatory questions
unanswered and few other people who did own or drive/ride any motor vehicle,
few of them answered more than one option despite not being asked to thereby
compromising the data, therefore, it was necessary to exclude such responses in
order to provide a clear data which was authentic and genuine.
Out of the total 45 responses that
were deemed to be ineligible 27 of the people did not answer the mandatory
questions properly, 16 of the respondents answered wrongly by choosing
conflicting options then what was asked. While 2 respondents submitted the form
data more than once carrying different data and the same was also rejected as
inappropriate and ineligible. Therefore, at the end final sample size comprised
of 55 respondents.
Tools for Data collection:
The data for this study was collected
through a questionnaire to be marked by the respondents in which most of the
questions were required to be marked only with a single response and marking of
two or more options has been an exceptional feature restricted only for a
question or two. In order to ensure a proper and reliable data the
questionnaires were sent through social media applications. Further, draft
questionnaire was prepared with due care in simple language without the use of
legal jargons to ensure the respondents were comfortable in understanding what
was asked. The questionnaire was formulated using English language only. It was
clearly expressed that the identity of participants would not be subject to
disclosure and they were free to decide upon whether to give personal details
like name, gender and other contact information.
Data Analysis:
The data attained from answers to the
given questionnaire from the respondents were subjected to critical analysis
based upon the problem and necessary segregation of elements essential to
determine if the hypotheses were valid or not. It was from the given data set
comprising of questions and responses thereto the same was expressed in charts
and percentage to ease understanding of data results. Since the data was not
enormous in size and sample of study was limited due to COVID-19 pandemic. It
was sufficient to make proper analysis of recovered data by referring to
certain google, microsoft, calculator tools as no special software were
required in the present situation.
Survey
The questionnaire was made in English
language which comprised of various questions relating to kind of vehicle,
license, digital documents, following of traffic laws, behavior in certain
specific situations while accessing public roads when using motor vehicles.
This was meant to identify if people were aware and if so, did their behavior
got changed or improved on the formulated data scale. Also, attempt was made to
find what perception people carried about public transport and traffic related
law enforcement authorities.
The layout of questions was as
follows:
It included name, gender, age,
marital status, profession.
1. Do you ride /drive any kind of
vehicle?
2. Which category of vehicle do you ride
/ drive?
3. Do you hold a valid driving license?
4. Do you carry digital copies of motor
vehicle documents?
5. Have you ever faced a situation when
a police officer refused to accept your digital copy of document?
6. How often do you wear a Helmet / Seat
belt?
7. Have you ever been challaned for not
wearing helmet / Seat belt?
8. Have you ever ride/drive a vehicle in
a state of intoxication?
9. Have you ever jumped a red light?
10. How often do you allow safe and easy
passage of emergency vehicles like ambulance?
11. How often do you give safe passage to
pedestrians?
12. Have you ever parked your vehicle in
a no parking zone?
If Yes, was your vehicle towed away by the police?
13. Have you ever helped a person
involved in a road accident?
If YES what help you offered?
If NO why didn’t you help?
14. How often do you ride / drive a
vehicle beyond prescribed speed limits?
15. How often do you ride / drive a
vehicle on wrong side / opposite direction on public roads?
16. How often do you ride / drive a
vehicle with persons beyond the carrying capacity of your vehicle?
17. In your opinion are safety and
traffic rules followed in public transport like buses?
18. In the last one year have you or
anyone known to you faced a situation where the policemen snatched your vehicle
key immediately after stopping you?
19. Have you ever been involved in a road
accident where other party or vehicle was damaged and you ran away from the
spot?
20. Have you ever been involved in a road
accident caused by someone else’s fault?
21. How often do you use a mobile phone
while riding / driving a vehicle?
22. Do you try to follow rules when
riding / driving with family and friends?
The format used to ask questions
based on the interview method from the respondents commonly used yes and no as
options. It was only in few other questions that more than two options were
provided to indicate certain degree of importance of one data relating to a
particular thing in comparison to other option provided. Other category
included for options to be chosen by the respondents contained: Regularly,
Occasionally and Never.
The respondents were also given an
option to choose between the best suited options according to questions keeping
in mind the objectives of this study. They were also free to choose from in
gender option as male, female or other. The respondents were also asked to
provide upon their married marital status. However, respecting the identity of
participants it was not mandatory to provide these specific details since they
could be used for possible identification of respondents. This played important
role in getting proper data without compromising neither identity of individual
nor credibility of this work.
Findings
& Observations
The key conclusions of this study are
presented below:
1. It is during this study that some
critical observations were made including that the total number of respondents
that participated in the study, originally around 200 people were expected to
take part but only 100 was chosen due to certain limitations that arose.
Further, 45 respondents were found to be in-eligible for the purpose of this
work. The final sample size was reduced to 55 respondents. The total age group
of respondents was between minimum 18 years to maximum 62 years of age. Out of
which maximum respondents were between 19 to 31 years old. Almost 40% of the
total people who drive / ride any motor-vehicle were between 23 to 27 years.
2. Out
of the total number of respondents that is 55. Men accounted for 78.2% people
whereas women accounted for 21.8 % only.
3. Data revealed that 60% or 33
respondents were unmarried while 40% or 22 of them were married.
4. It was analyzed that 43.6% people were
self-employed, 30.9% comprised of students, whereas 10.9 % were unemployed.
Others were from the following categories retired public servant, software
engineer, private employee private sector, student councilor, house-wife/
house-maker accounting to 14.6% of the total.
5. To the first question asking the
respondents if they ride/ drive any kind of vehicle there was an overwhelming
response of 100% answering with YES.
6. The use of two-wheeler non electric
vehicle accounted for 32.7% and two-wheeler electric vehicle was 7.3%. of the
total 30.9 % respondents ride/drive more than one category of vehicle. 27.3 %
alone accounted for four-wheelers.
7. To the question if they hold a valid
driving license 89.1% answered YES while 10.9% said NO.
8. It was revealed that 81.8%
respondents carried digital copies of motor vehicle documents and 18.2 %
responded with NO.
9. The incidents where a police officer
refused to accept digital copy of documents was at 30.9 % whereas 69.1% denied
facing any such situation.
10. When asked if you wear a helmet or
seat belt from the options like regularly occasionally and never. 85.5% of the
respondents agree to the use of helmet seatbelt regularly, 12.7% stated its use
as occasionally, 1.8 percent stated of never using a helmet or seat belt.
11. The respondents were asked if they
were challaned for not wearing a helmet/ seat-belt 67.3 percent said never,
30.9 perfect marked occasionally and the rest 1.9% chose regularly as their
option.
12. A question related to driving or
riding a motor vehicle in the state of intoxication received 16.4% saying YES,
while 83.6% denied of being in such position by answering in NO.
13. When asked if the respondents jumped
a red light 52.7% respondent denied while 47.3 % accepted by saying YES.
14. A large number of people that is 96.4
percent set that they regularly allowed safe and easy passage of emergency
vehicle like ambulances.
15. Respondents were asked if they gave
or allowed safe Passage to pedestrian 83.6% agreed to doing so regularly, while
10.9% chose occasionally as their option and it was only 5.5 % which chose the
option never as their choice.
16. To the question if the respondents
ever parked their vehicle in a no parking zone 49.1 % said YES and 50.9 percent
said NO.
Out of the people that said yes 90% of them did not state
if their vehicle was towed away but 10% of them said yes that their vehicle was
towed away by the police when parked in a no parking zone.
17. The participants or respondents when
asked if there ever helped a person involved in a road accident if yes how did
they help 54.3 percent said they called emergency services, 25.7 percent said
they provided first aid, and 20% stated that they took the victim to the
hospital.
A corresponding question was asked from the people who didn't
help 58.6 percent said someone else offer help before them, 17.2 percent mark
other as option, while 13.8 percent of the people did not help due to the fear
of police and 10.3 percent of the respondents marked lack of time as option for
not helping a person involved in a road accident.
18. The participants were asked a
question whether they followed prescribed speed limits 23.6% said that they
regularly followed prescribed speed limits, 54.5 stated occasionally and 21.8
said that they never follow prescribed speed limits.
19. To check how often the respondents
were involved in wrong side driving a question was put to which 47.3% chose the
option occasionally, 49.1% chose never and 3.6% said that they were regularly
involved in such practice.
20. When asked how often the respondents make use
of their vehicle beyond its carrying capacity 70.9% said never, 25.5%
occasionally and around 3.6 were found agreed to breaking of capacity rule
regularly.
21. A question was asked to know what the
respondents felt regarding, public transport following safety and traffic laws.
It was around 49.1% who said that they never follow laws and rules, 41.8% chose
occasionally, only 9.1% marked regularly as their option.
22. It was 60% of respondents who said
YES when asked if they or anyone known to them faced situation where policemen
snatched vehicle leys just after stopping them and 40% said NO that they were
not aware of such experience in last one year.
23. When asked if any of the respondents
were involved in a hit and run situation 9.1% agreed by saying YES, while 90.9%
denied of such incident by marking NO option on questionnaire.
24. The respondents were asked if they were
involved in an accident due to someone else’s fault to which 63.6% said YES and
36.4% said NO.
25. Out of the total 41.8% of respondents
said they were occasionally involved in using mobile phone while driving. 54.5
said never and 3.7% said they made use of mobile while riding / driving regularly.
26. It was very interesting to find that
100% of respondents marked YES as option to question if they try to follow
rules when with family and friends.
Discussion
In order to study the behavior of the
respondent various questions were asked to analyze properly data collected for
the purpose of this study. This study was conducted in Jodhpur district in
state of Rajasthan.
According to this study the number of
people that participated comprised mostly of men.i.e., around 78.2% and women
constituted only 21.8% of the total. Majority of the people were self-employed
second largest discount belong to the category of students and close to 11% we
found unemployed. The maximum number of respondents stated that they used a
two-wheeler of electric or electric category. About 30.9% of the people said
that they ride/ drive more than one type of motor vehicle.
It is very important to mention that
the fines and penalties provided as open under the motor vehicle laws were
enhanced to prove as a deterrence for people. However, 10.9% the respondents in
our study were found not having a license. This indicates that people are still
not following rules despite the government providing hefty fines and extended
imprisonment after recent amendments.
In the recent times several efforts
have been made by the government and its authorities to promote the use of
digital technology. In reference to motor vehicle laws certain documents are now
allowed to be presented in government backed applications like dig locker and
the same are treated equally to physical documents. But data revealed that 81.8
% of the participants had digital copy of their motor vehicle documents. It was
also found that around 30.9% of the respondents faced some sort of trouble or
harassment because police use to accept the digital copy of documents.
Therefore, it is necessary that better policing be promoted at the ground level
otherwise people would loose trust on the system.
Most of the facilities on roads can
be restricted or reduced if laws are followed properly. In this direction it is
necessary to make use of safety measures like seat belt and helmet according to
the vehicle being used as it can make slight difference between life and death
at times. This study found 12.7 of people using them only occasionally while a
worrying trend indicated 1.8% of respondents never use a helmet or seat belt.
Since every life is precious even if the data is miniscule steps must be taken
to save life even if one. The data related to challan for not wearing a helmet
was backing the previous question where people answered if they used such
measures.
One of the major problems on any
routes across the world is rash and negligent driving the same is also related
with drunk and drive cases or incidents. During the course of this study, it
was found net 16.4% of the respondent use or have used their motor vehicle in
the state of intoxication.
One of the main reasons that many
regions or places problem related to traffic management is the improper
functioning or non-functioning of red lights, green light and yellow light. In
this study 47.3% of respondents were sometime involved in jumping red light.
This shows that either the people are in a hurry or have a problem of time
management, it certainly is no good on the safety of not only other vehicles
but of the pedestrians making use of the road while crossing footpaths, zebra
crossings etc. Interestingly, when asked ok if people gave him a Passage to
pedestrian 83.6% agree to it by saying YES. This is little conflicting with the
previous question as jumping red lights is definitely a big threat to safety of
pedestrians amongst others making use of public roads.
A little less than half of the
respondents.i.e., 49.1% agreed to have parked their vehicle in a no parking
zone. Only 10% of the total stated that their vehicle was towed away. This
indicates that most of the people were either lucky or traffic enforcement
authorities are not good up for this task and certainly need to work better.
The concept of good Samaritan which
was earlier introduced by Supreme Court judgements in India is now officially
provided under the motor vehicle act after 2019 amendments. It was still found
that 13.8% respondents did not offer any help a victim of road accident due to
the fear of police. This means that the awareness must be increased and
official motor vehicle department must promote this aspect visible practically
on roads in order to get public out of fear which must not exist due to
preventive and protective provisions now part of the law for time being in
force relating to motor vehicles in India.
A “thrilling speed can easily
become killing speed” because of various factors like design of roads, pedestrians,
traffic etc. It was observed that 21.8% of respondents never followed speed
limit rule and were involved in over speeding incidents. The issue of driving
wrongly and wrong side driving both are very dangerous for the purpose of
maintaining road safety data and is one of the most prominent reasons inviting
accidents due to negligence. As per the available data 47.3% people were
occasionally involved that shows negligent attitude but the problem is even
bigger and would be apt to say that 3.6% were found to be reckless because they
were found to be regularly involved in such wrong side driving incidents.
Data reveal that 3.6% the people
habitually used their vehicles beyond the carrying capacity. One of the main
objectives on this study was to identify the public perception towards rules
being followed or not in in public transport like buses. It was 49.1% of the
total which said traffic and safety rules are never followed, 41.8% chose
occasionally. Now it is very clear from the data that only a nominal 9.1% of
respondents stated or agreed to rules being followed. In recent times emphasis
on increasing access to public transport modes is on a great rise but if that
is not safe and not following rules strict action must be taken against the
offenders as threat to life and safety of large number of people is
compromised.
In the recent past there have been
various Court judgements restraining the the officials implementing motor
vehicle laws from snatching vehicle keys by jumping across on roads but this
trend is still on a rise. This shows either the officials are unaware and if
they are well informed for good, they are certainly in contempt and not
following what they are lawfully bound to do. A staggering 60% of the
respondents stated that they or someone known to them faced such a situation
within the last one year. In the present time when various technology and
devices exist for enforcing and assisting traffic policemen should they be
jumping on the roads not only risking their lives but also other people using
roads. The keys of vehicle being snatched in the middle of a road cannot be
justified and the authorities certainly require to move towards a course
correction in this regard.
Hit and run accidents are a big
challenge not only to prevent but tracing the offenders is even a bigger
problem. It was 9.1% of total respondents that were at some time involved in
such a situation.
According to 63.6% of the respondents
they agreed to having faced accident due to someone else’s fault. It was found
that contrary to the previous question of someone else’s negligence, 41.8% of
people occasionally used mobile phones while driving, 3.7% regularly used,
54.5% said they never used phones while driving. On roads even one second of
distraction can change the fate of someone’s life and even likely end someone’s
life too. Therefore, a behavioral change is required to keep a check on this
problem.
The love for family and friends was
clearly visible from the responses received. It was found that from complete
100% of respondents all of them chose the option to follow rules and drive
safely with family and friends. This is specific data can even be used by the
authorities while creating banners or other public display for promoting motor
vehicle laws to be followed by people. It would be apt to say that an emotional
appeal can work better than just enhanced punishments. Therefore, a little
emotional touch should do just fine while attempt is made to improve behavior
of people in regard to following of motor vehicle laws and rules related
thereto.
Table.
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Type
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Respondents (55)
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60% 33 Married
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40% 22 Unmarried
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Gender
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78.2% Male
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21.8% Female
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Profession
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43.6% employed
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30.9% Students
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10.9 % were unemployed
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14.6% others.
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Ride / drive
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100% YES
|
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Type of vehicle
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40% Two-wheeler non-electric and
electric
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27.3% Four-Wheeler
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32.7% more than one kind
|
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Holding valid driving license
|
89.1% YES
|
10.9% NO
|
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Digital Copies of DL
|
81.8% YES
|
18.2% NO
|
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Police refuses to accept digital copy
|
69.1% NO
|
30.9% Yes
|
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Wearing Helmet / Seatbelt
|
85.5% Regularly
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12.7% Occasionally
|
1.8% never
|
|
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Challaned not wearing helmet / Seatbelt
|
67.3% Never
|
30.9% Occasionally
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1.8% Regularly
|
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Drive / ride in intoxication state
|
83.6% NO
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16.4%YES
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Jumping red-light
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5.7% NO
|
47.3% YES
|
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Allowed Safe passage to emergency Vehicle
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96.4% Regularly
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1.3% Occasionally
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1.3% Never
|
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Safe-Passage to pedestrians
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83.6% Regularly
|
10.9% Occasionally
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5.6% Never
|
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Parking in No-parking Zone
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50.9% NO
|
49.1% Yes
|
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Vehicle towed by police (50)
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90% NO
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10% Yes
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Helped person in road accident (35)
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54.3% Called Emergency service
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25.7% Provided First-aid
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20% took to hospital.
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Not Helped person in road accident (29)
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58.6% Someone else helped before me.
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10.3% Due to lack of time.
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13.8% Fear of police.
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17.2% any other reason.
|
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Over Speeding
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54.5% Occasionally
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21.8% Never
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23.6% Regularly.
|
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Driving in wrong side / direction
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49.1% never
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47.3% Occasionally
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3.6% Regularly.
|
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Drive beyond carrying capacity /
overloaded.
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70.9% Never
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25.5% Occasionally
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3.6% Regularly.
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Safety in public transport.
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49.1% Never
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41.8% Occasionally
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9.1% Regularly.
|
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Policemen snatched key immediately after
stopping
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60% YES
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40% NO
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Hit and run
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90.9% NO
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9.1% Yes
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Others Fault in road accident
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63.6% Yes
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36.4% No
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Using mobile while driving / riding
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54.5% Never
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41.8% Occasionally
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3.7% Regularly.
|
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Following laws when with Family and
friends.
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100% YES
|
Conclusion
In a very recent report published by
World Bank has indicated the effect of accidents on the family of victims of
road accidents. It was found that more than 50% of the respondent families
effacing some kind of mental pressure. It was also found then the hardest hit
it by economic factors were people belonging to villages which accounted to
56%, poor people residing in cities that were adversely affected constituted
29.5% of the total.
It is also pertinent to mention that
not only individuals but the nation at large suffers due to accidents of motor
vehicles. Approximately 3.14% of nations Gross domestic product is affected
therefore, it is in best interest of all the stakeholders to make adequate
changes not only in laws but attitude and behavior of people has to be made
more prudent and responsible.
The data was also breaking the fact
that women are seriously affected directly or indirectly. It was observed that
50% of them some sort of financial problem or crisis, about 40% had to choose a
new occupation, 11% women had to to work more than what they used to work
previously thereby creating stressful conditions not suitable for peaceful
existence.
It is necessary that the people are
made more aware of the recent changes and development in law applicable with
respect to motor vehicles in India. The people should be positively reinforced
with the idea that they should have necessary documents including insurance,
driving license, registration certificate, pollution under control certificate
etc., be it in physical or digital mode.
More use of technology and modern
devices should be made by the traffic enforcement authorities in place of
jumping on roads compromising their security and also of other people having
access to public roads.
There is no conclusion without
changes being implemented at the grassroot level, in memory of those who became
victims of road accidents, some of which are not even alive today to see this
conclusion. Om Shanti!
Limitation
of the study
The sudden rise of COVID-19 pandemic
affected not only a few but all humanity is affected and so was our work. In
order to follow and abide by various guideline it was necessary to limit the
size of study, restrict to offline mode for receiving data because of which a
large set of people could not be reached. Only people with Mobile Phones and
other gadgets could respond to the questionnaire. Also, the questionnaire was drafted in English
Language so people knowing other languages could not respond.
Ethics
approval and consent to participate.
The present study was conducted by
keeping in mind the respect for individual and their privacy. In order to
maintain the same, the respondents had the discretion to put their name or
gender etc. that is no mandatory provision in this regard was made. The
participants voluntarily took part in the survey according to their free will
and wish and I humbly thank them all for the same.
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Article Information
“BEHAVIOURAL STUDY OF PEOPLE USING MOTOR VEHICLES DURING COVID IN JODHPUR – A TEST STUDY”
Authors: Manish Awana
- Journal IJLRA
- ISSN 2582-6433
- Published 2023/01/04
- Volume 2
- Issue 7
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