Survival pattern of first accident among commercial drivers in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

- A commercial driver in the Greater Accra region of Ghana is involved in an accident after 911 days of driving which is approximately 2.50 years on average.
- Age of driver, alcohol usage of driver, marital status, condition of road and experience of driver were found to be related to the risk of accident.
- Alcohol intake, bad roads, single drivers and inexperienced drivers increase the likelihood of an accident.

In this study, the average accident risk of commercial drivers in the Greater Accra region of Ghana and its associated risks were examined based on a survey data collected using paper-based questionnaires from 204 commercial drivers from the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The Cox Proportional Hazards Model was used for multivariate analysis while the Kaplan-Meier (KM) Model was used to study the survival patterns of the commercial drivers. The study revealed that the median survival time for an accident to happen is 2.50 years. Good roads provided a better chance of survival than bad roads and experienced drivers have a better chance of survival than the inexperienced drivers. Age of driver, alcohol usage of driver, marital status, condition of road and duration of driver's license were found to be related to the risk of accident.