Awareness and Practices of Students about Road Signboards in Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22238386 |
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| Authors | Farooq Ahmad (0000-0003-3842-2535, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 657-669 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pakistan Social Sciences Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2664-0422 • E-ISSN: 2664-0430 |
| Publisher | Fatima Gohar Educational and Welfare Society (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.35484/pssr.2020(4-ii)53 |
| OpenAlex | W3044336054 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Students have risk taking behavior while driving and can be faced road safety issues. Awareness about road signboards is much important to reduce the ratio of accidents. This study was conducted to check the awareness and practice of the students about road signboards at higher secondary level in Pakistan. The study was descriptive and quantitative; questionnaire was used as tool to collect data. The population of the study consisted of all the 11 th and 12 th class students of higher secondary schools in Pakistan. Total 720 students from 12 higher secondary schools of 3 districts of Bahawalpur division were selected with the help of multistage sampling. Data was collected by visiting sample population by the researchers. Chi-square test for inferential analysis while frequency and percentage was used for demographic analysis. It was found that most of the students are driving motorcycle without driving license and over speeding was the main cause of accidents. Awareness level about road signs is amazing but their implementation was very poor. It was recommended that Authorities may force youngster of age more than 18 years to obtain driving license, so they may have idea about traffic rules and can prevent themselves from road accidents
Lexicography and Language Studies · Psychology · Safety Warnings and Signage
| Highly cited | No |
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