Case Study on Vulnerable Pedestrian: Garment Workers’ Road Safety Education Source

Abstract

Roaming safer as vulnerable pedestrian are composite learning chores. Education is the focal prior for the growth of a nation. In the arena of acquiring knowledge, safety education governs a dynamic role in influencing the approaches and behaviors of pedestrians. So, road Safety education is lifesaving advancement. For improving road safety education, it requires the involvement of diversified sources. Due to lack of consciousness and acquaintance, now a days pedestrian injuries commencing road traffic accident is a prominent public health concern all over the world. The objective of this study is to observe the percentage of refined pedestrian and to pinpoint the sources that may affect the vulnerable road user’s behaviors to become safety concern. As the economy of Bangladesh is extensively hooked on the Ready Made Garments (RMG) industry and the mode of transport of these substantial percentage of user is walking, that’s why for this research garment workers are nominated as vulnerable pedestrian. Numerous study supports that this domineering communal has toppled under intense extortion of road accident. To serve the purpose of this research near about 500 samples have been collected from 8 different renowned garment industries which are previously identified as most prominent road accident zones. This study demonstrates through logistic regression model to analyze and detect the edification source of this convinced civic of the society through noteworthy exploration in perception depending on innumerable aspect, which is going to be promoted as the development of safety educational view among the vulnerable pedestrian. Indeed, this study enhances the policy makers to corroborate these affected societies and take the plunge to increase pedestrian safety awareness in an incredible percentage through schooling of that notorious quota.