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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Public Transport Drivers Regarding Ophthalmological Medical Examinations When Issuing Driving Licences on the RN 6 and RN 30 in Fana

DOI : https://doi.org/10.36349/easms.2023.v06i06.009
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In good driving, 90% of the indications needed by the driver are provided by the eye, and 20% of those responsible for road traffic accidents have a visual impairment. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of public transport drivers specifically on the RN 6 and 35 in Fana. The study was both quantitative and qualitative, and the data were collected from questionnaires covering socio-demographic information and the knowledge, attitudes and practices of the respondents. The data was entered and analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 25 software. Results: A total of 150 drivers were surveyed, of whom 59.3% (n=89) had not had an ophthalmological consultation when obtaining their driving licence and 78.2% (n=86) when renewing it. 36.1% (n=22) had not received any information on the result of the visual aptitude test and of the 22 drivers who had an opinion on the type of legal consequences, 45.5% (n=10) of those who had an idea of the legal consequences gave imprisonment as an example. 81.8% (n=18) of the unfit drivers were BCD licence holders, 49% of whom were minibus drivers compared with 53% of bus drivers at the time of the visual aptitude test. Conclusion: The results of this survey have shown us that there is a weakness in the application of the law concerning the medical examination required to obtain or renew a driving licence for public transport drivers.

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