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KMID : 0379320030280020061
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Korean Journal of Rural Medicine
2003 Volume.28 No. 2 p.61 ~ p.70
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Relat ionship Between Reflect ive Light and Traffic Accidents Involving Power - Tillers
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Lee Kyung-Eun
Lee Heun-Ji
Gwak Won-Gun
Ji Myung-Gu
Song Hyun-Seok
Hong Sun-Yeong
Kang Mi-Jin
Ju Seok
Lee Kwan
Cheong Hae-Kwan
Lim Hyun-Sul
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Abstract
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Objectives : Traffic accidents often occur to power tillers without reflective light in the dawn, evening and night. Because of this reason, there has been a campaign to attach reflective lights to power- tillers in recent years. Therefore, the authors investigated the relationship between reflective light and traffic accidents involving power- tillers.
Methods : We defined traffic accidents of power tillers as those cases of rear- end collision by a car in the dawn, evening or night. According to our definition, four cases were confirmed in Hyungok-myeon, Gyeongju and five cases in Gigye-myeon, Pohang. We selected a control group from people in the same village with similar age, sex, driving history and education.
Results : The study group contained 9 accidents and 36 non- accidents. Power tillers with reflective light were 32 cases (72.7%) of 44 cases (excluded one case due to death). Of those, the status of reflective light was clean in 18 cases (56.3%). The recognition that reflective light can prevent accidents was Yes in 26 cases of 44 cases (59.1%). The recognition of the campaign to attach reflective lights to power tillers was Yes in 38 cases of 44 cases (86.4%). The recognition about the safety regulation of driving power-tillers was Yes in 32 cases of 44 cases (72.7%). Odds ratio of traffic accidents for no reflective light was 7.00 (95% CI: 1.06-58.37).
Conclusions: Although the campaign to attach reflective lights to power tillers are going on , its effectiveness may unknown. Therefore, more extensive epidemiologic study is needed into the relationship between reflective light and power tiller traffic accidents, with effective administration of the government and the attention of medical persons.
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KEYWORD
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Accident, Power tiller, Reflective light, Agriculture
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