Table 3.
Risky driving behaviours, infrastructure setup and practices among drivers in Mekelle city, Northern Ethiopia, 2015
| Variables | Category | RTA | Total (%) | P value | |
| Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
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| Cell phone use while driving | Yes | 31 (32.29) | 65 (67.71) | 96 (39.02) | 0.007 |
| No | 26 (17.33) | 124 (82.67) | 150 (60.98) | ||
| Substance use | Alcohol | 14 (32.6) | 29 (67.4) | 92 (37.40) | 0.026 |
| Chat | 11 (36.7) | 19 (63.3) | 43 (17.48) | ||
| Cigarette | 32 (18.5) | 141 (81.5) | 30 (12.20) | ||
| Seat belt use | Yes | 44 (21.6) | 160 (78.4) | 204 (82.93) | 0.189 |
| No | 13 (30.9) | 29 (69.0) | 42 (17.07) | ||
| What do you do when another vehicle tries to pass you? | I advise him to slow down | 4 (12.5) | 28 (87.5) | 32 (13.01) | 0.028 |
| I give him priority | 42 (29.2) | 102 (70.8) | 144 (58.54) | ||
| I speed up | 11 (15.71) | 59 (84.29) | 70 (28.46) | ||
| Road infrastructure | Gravel | 5 (16.7) | 25 (83.3) | 30 (12.2) | 0.117 |
| Asphalt | 39 (28.1) | 100 (71.9) | 77 (31.3) | ||
| Cobble stone | 13 (16.9) | 64 (83.1) | 139 (56.5) | ||
| Service provision of the vehicle as per the manufacturer recommendation | No | 3 (5.26) | 6 (3.17) | 9 (3.66) | 0.462 |
| Yes | 54 (94.74) | 183 (96.83) | 237 (96.34) | ||
| Visual impairment | No | 180 (95.24) | 53 (92.980 | 233 (94.72) | 0.505 |
| Yes | 9 (4.76) | 4 (7.02) | 13 (5.28) | ||
| No violation rule for the speed limit | No | 7 (3.70) | 5 (8.770 | 12 (4.880 | 0.119 |
| Yes | 182 (96.30) | 52 (91.23) | 234 (95.12) | ||
| Listen radio while driving | No | 47 (22.81) | 13 (24.87) | 60 (24.39) | 0.751 |
| Yes | 142 (75.13) | 44 (77.19) | 186 (75.61) | ||
| What did you do in heavy traffic? | Either pass or stay | 1 (0.53) | 2 (3.51) | 3 (1.22) | 0.069 |
| Pass fast | 10 (5.29) | 6 (10.53) | 16 (6.50) | ||
| Slow speed | 178 (94.18) | 49 (85.96) | 227 (92.28) | ||
| Ever received a ticket, citation or warning for any traffic violation | No | 113 (59.79) | 27 (47.37) | 140 (56.91) | 0.097 |
| Yes | 76 (40.21) | 30 (52.63) | 106 (43.09) | ||
n=246.