KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF TRAFFIC RULES AND THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC EXPOSURE ON COLLEGE STUDENTS

Abstract

Traffic is one of the major sources of environmental pollution in megacities.long-term and short-term exposure to traffic are associated with the mortality and morbidity of many diseases. Road traffic accidents are a major cause of death in recent years . proper knowledge and awareness on traffic rules help reduce the traffic and road traffic accidents. The present study plan to investigate the knowledge and awareness on traffic signals and impact of traffic exposure on college going students . The aim of the study is to analyse the knowledge and awareness of road safety rules among dental students. Descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among the dental students of saveetha dental college to analyse their knowledge and awareness about traffic rules and their impact on college going students. The sample size included 103 dental students. A self administered questionnaire was prepared and circulated among the students and responses were collected, analysed and represented as pie charts . About 75.7% of the participants are aware of road safety rules and they practice in a proper manner. About 85.4% of the students have good knowledge on traffic signs . The current study concludes that the dental students are aware of road traffic rules and they have a good knowledge about it but when coming to following these rules they moderately adhere to the rules.