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Title: | Understanding road traffic risks from the street hawker’s perspective | Authors: | SAM, Enoch Akansor, Justina Agyemang, William |
Issue Date: | 2019 | Source: | International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 26(1), pp. 92-98 | Abstract: | This study explored street hawkers’ lived experiences and risks in traffic using the phenomenological case study design. Data from 24 hawkers at three hawking spots and field observations form the basis of our study. A stratified purposeful sampling scheme was employed to ensure a balance of gender and age. Thematic data analytic strategy was employed in the data analysis. We found that participants’ traffic incidents were mainly self-induced, attributable to their negligence on the road, indiscriminate road crossing and car-following behaviour. Our results suggest a perceived relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and personal traffic accident encounters. Also, we noted that the ability to manage traffic risk seem to influence hawkers’ traffic risk perceptions, with gender and age as possible mediators. As this study is exploratory, we recommend further scientific enquiry to explain these issues and to provide the basis for appropriate interventions to manage the road safety implications of this activity. | Keywords: | accidents; road crossing; street hawkers; traffic risk; traffic risk perception and handling | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/27198 | ISSN: | 1745-7300 | e-ISSN: | 1745-7319 | DOI: | 10.1080/17457300.2018.1482925 | ISI #: | 000461634600014 | Rights: | © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2020 |
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