Risky traffic behavior among Mongolian herders : a qualitative pilot study
Baasansuren, Davaajargal (2019)
2019
Master's Degree Programme in Public and Global Health
Yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta - Faculty of Social Sciences
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2019-06-24
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-201907232714
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The purpose of this study is to study the traffic related health and road accident risks among herders who use motorbikes in Mongolia. Also, it is to study the trend and tendency of road and traffic accidents among herders and to identify preventative actions that could possibly decrease the rate of traffic accidents.
The study will be advantageous for experts in public and global health field to understand “How does ongoing transportation transition among herder population impact their road and traffic accident risks and other health risks related to motorbikes?”, “What types of hidden and unknown road and traffic accident risks exist among herders who use two-wheel motorbikes?”, “Why are today’s herders more keen to use motorbikes than horses?”.
This is a qualitative study based on the semi-structured interviews with ten herders who use motorbikes for their everyday lives and formerly used horses for the same purposes. Qualitative content analysis has been used to process the study findings.
Safe vehicles and safe people, safe speeds and safe roads (4S) are the basic four elements of the Safe System framework for road safety. The main interventions to prevent road and traffic accidents should be based on 4S. The study aimed to identify the herders’ road and traffic risks through the 4S approach.
It is evident that the transportation transition from the horses to the motorbikes has increased herders’ road and traffic accident risks greatly. Herders are failing to maintain the four key elements of road safety and having high risks by possessing less knowledge and poor implementation of the traffic rules, including deficient maintenance, drunk driving, driving with excessive passengers, driving on icy and snowy, slippery terrain, driving during winter, child driving and no helmet usage in the countryside. Also, herders have the mindset that traffic rules must be obeyed only in the town to avoid the penalties of the traffic police.
The Government of Mongolia ought to take culturally sensitive and holistic actions to reduce the road and traffic risks on the basis of the typical needs and risks among herders. This requires involvement from multiple sectors such as transport, police, health, education, as well as agriculture.
The study will be advantageous for experts in public and global health field to understand “How does ongoing transportation transition among herder population impact their road and traffic accident risks and other health risks related to motorbikes?”, “What types of hidden and unknown road and traffic accident risks exist among herders who use two-wheel motorbikes?”, “Why are today’s herders more keen to use motorbikes than horses?”.
This is a qualitative study based on the semi-structured interviews with ten herders who use motorbikes for their everyday lives and formerly used horses for the same purposes. Qualitative content analysis has been used to process the study findings.
Safe vehicles and safe people, safe speeds and safe roads (4S) are the basic four elements of the Safe System framework for road safety. The main interventions to prevent road and traffic accidents should be based on 4S. The study aimed to identify the herders’ road and traffic risks through the 4S approach.
It is evident that the transportation transition from the horses to the motorbikes has increased herders’ road and traffic accident risks greatly. Herders are failing to maintain the four key elements of road safety and having high risks by possessing less knowledge and poor implementation of the traffic rules, including deficient maintenance, drunk driving, driving with excessive passengers, driving on icy and snowy, slippery terrain, driving during winter, child driving and no helmet usage in the countryside. Also, herders have the mindset that traffic rules must be obeyed only in the town to avoid the penalties of the traffic police.
The Government of Mongolia ought to take culturally sensitive and holistic actions to reduce the road and traffic risks on the basis of the typical needs and risks among herders. This requires involvement from multiple sectors such as transport, police, health, education, as well as agriculture.