Turn Around, Don't Drown: A Systematic Review of Risk Factors for Motor Vehicle-Related Drowning in Floods and its Preventive Strategies.
Zahra HaghdoostShahrokh Yousefzadeh-ChabokEnayatollah Homaie RadPublished in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness (2024)
The knowledge, attitude, and belief of the driver; the vehicle; and the environment were the most important risk factors of driving through flooded waterways. These factors should be considered when designing programs and physical and structural strategies for future interventions to curb this dangerous and potentially fatal driving behavior.