The percentage of drivers aged ≥65 years among all Korean taxi drivers has risen sharply from 3.2% in 2006 to 22.0% in 2016.

    OBJECTIVE:

    This study compared the characteristics of work-related traffic crashes between male taxi drivers aged ≥65 years and <65 years.

    METHODS:

    Using the national compensation data of South Korea, 586 injured male taxi drivers were analyzed based on driver-related (work experience, company size, employment status, injured body part, and injury type) and crash-related factors (time and day of the crash, weather condition, road type, violation and drowsiness) by age group.

    RESULTS:

    For the injured drivers aged ≥65, percentages of the crashes related to some factors were lower than those of the drivers aged <65 years: at night (55.2% vs. 64.0%), on rainy or snowy day (7.8% vs. 21.3%), on straight road (40.5% vs 50.9%) and on the expressway (6.9% vs. 13.0%). However, the percentage of the crashes related to a violation for the injured drivers aged ≥65 years (23.3%) was higher than that of the drivers aged <65 years (13.4%). Furthermore, the taxi drivers aged ≥65 years had a higher death rate (14.7%) than the drivers aged <65 years (8.5%).

    CONCLUSIONS:

    The results can be useful for injury prevention policies and guidelines for elderly taxi drivers such as strengthened qualification tests for the aged drivers and improvement of the working environment.


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    Title :

    Comparison of work-related traffic crashes between male taxi drivers aged ≥65 years and <65 years in South Korea


    Additional title:

    Occupational injuries and deaths of elderly male taxi drivers


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Work ; 67 , 2 ; 369-380


    Publication date :

    2020-10-09


    Size :

    12 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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