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Table 4 Specific reported cause for sanitation worker road traffic collisions

From: Defending the city’s cleanliness with their lives? A study of road traffic collisions involving sanitation workers in China over five years

 

N

%

Subjective factors of perpetrator

256

 

 Speeding

137

53.5

 Negligence

67

26.2

 Drunk driving

28

10.9

 Unlicensed driving

19

7.4

 Sudden lane change

17

6.6

 Fatigue driving

14

5.5

 Reverse driving

9

3.5

 Running a red light

2

0.8

Subjective factors of sanitation worker

68

 

 Crossing the road at will

35

51.5

 Violation of traffic rules

21

30.9

 Illegal operation

21

30.9

Objective factors

91

 

 Bad weather (rain, snow, fog, etc.)

24

26.4

 Dim light

21

23.1

 Traffic disorder

16

17.6

 Obstruction of sight of the road line

11

12.1

 Vehicle failure

10

11.0

 Debris on the road

7

7.7

 Problems with road warning signs or traffic lights

6

6.6

 Dazzling light

5

5.5