Who carries passengers in the back of pickup trucks

Study designed to compare pickup truck drivers who carried passengers in the back with those who did not in respect to driving behaviours, sociodemographic features and issues related to use of the truck.Purpose of the study was to better understand the attitudes, beliefs and conditions under which a driver permits occupants to ride in the back where restraint use is not possible. A substantial proportion of drivers had allowed children aged 0-12 to travel in the back and had acknowledged a greater proportion of high risk driving behaviours.