Table 1.
Risky driving behaviors of taxi drivers in Bandar Abbas
| Behavior | Often | Sometimes | never | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Talking or texting on phone while driving | 3 | 1.7 | 60 | 34.1 | 118 | 64.2 |
| Unfastening seat belt while driving | 4 | 2.2 | 22 | 12.2 | 155 | 85.6 |
| Eating, drinking or smoking while driving | 2 | 1.7 | 32 | 17.7 | 147 | 81.2 |
| Excessive speeding | 3 | 1.7 | 18 | 9.9 | 160 | 88.4 |
| Fatigue and drowsiness while driving | 1 | 0.6 | 20 | 11.0 | 160 | 88.4 |
| Running a red light | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.2 | 168 | 92.8 |
| Using high beams at night facing other cars approaching in the opposite direction | 1 | 0.6 | 30 | 16.5 | 150 | 82.9 |
| Carrying too many passengers | 1 | 0.6 | 34 | 18.8 | 146 | 80.7 |
| Staying too close to the car in front | 21 | 11.6 | 41 | 22.7 | 119 | 65.7 |
| Erratic lane changing while driving | 12 | 6.6 | 27 | 14.9 | 142 | 78.5 |
| Failure to drive within the lanes | 19 | 10.5 | 28 | 15.5 | 134 | 74.0 |
| Failure to use signal-lights | 24 | 13.3 | 28 | 15.5 | 129 | 71.3 |
| Reversing in a dangerous situation | 3 | 1.7 | 44 | 24.3 | 134 | 74.0 |
| Entering ‘No entry’ streets | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.2 | 168 | 92.8 |
| Taking illegal U-turns | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6.1 | 170 | 93.9 |
| Illegal overtaking along two-way streets | 2 | 1.1 | 19 | 10.5 | 160 | 88.4 |
| Failure to give way to other cars | 2 | 1.1 | 51 | 28.2 | 128 | 70.7 |
| Stopping at prohibited sites to let passengers in or out | 1 | 0.6 | 62 | 34.3 | 118 | 65.2 |
| Overtaking a car on the right side | 2 | 1.1 | 17 | 9.4 | 162 | 89.5 |
| Deviation to the left side while driving | 1 | 0.6 | 20 | 11.0 | 160 | 88.4 |