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INTRODUCTION Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are an important public health problem worldwide.

This study illustrates the importance of controlling speeding and passing as a high-priority aspect of public-health approaches to RTIs in Iran. Jointly, the PAF of these factors was 31.63% for road-related deaths and 27.81% for injuries. The corresponding values for passing were 13.50% and 13.44%, respectively. Speeding accounted for 20.96% and 16.61% of rural road-related deaths and injuries, respectively. A logistic regression model was used to measure the association between the above risk factors and RTIs. The prevalence of speeding and passing was obtained from the national traffic police data registry. The contribution of speeding and passing to RTI-related morbidity and mortality was estimated using the PAF method.

This study aimed to estimate the population attributeable fraction (PAF) of speeding and passing in RTIs in rural Iran during 2012. Speeding and passing are considered to be the main human factors resulting in road traffic injuries (RTIs). 1Modeling in Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranĢDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranģSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, IranĤDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, IranĥDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranĦDepartment of Public Health, School of Public Health, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, IranħDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranĬorrespondence: Hamid Soori Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tabnak Avenue, Evin, Tehran 19836, Iran Tel: +98-2122431993, Fax: +98-2122439980, E-mail: OBJECTIVES