ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF ?DRIFTING? IN THE KSA.

Car drifting is a serious problem as it may lead to damage of the body, loss of some organs, loss of public and private materials as well suffering borne by the parents of drifters, as they suffer because of the bad reputation of their son actions. Causes of popularity of this phenomenon are the desire to be famous, weak control of parents, media, websites and weakness of religious faith The purpose of this study was to analyze road traffic accident data from drifters, investigate the lifestyle of drifters, and suggest lowering the risk of accidents caused by drifting. We will also recommend lifestyle modifications in drifting to improve quality of life and may suggest safe practices. Our main finding in this study was that the majority of drifters are teenager students and they learned it and started it at an early age, with their friends being the most encouraging factor and their family the most discouraging factor. Most of them damaged cars and many knew a friend who was injured or killed by drifting. Camry & Hilux users seemed to have more dangerous behaviours compared to other car users. Drifting has a negative effect on the socioeconomic and health state of the country. We think it is difficult to stop, but recommend it should be regulated so it is a legal activity in special areas, so to keep drifters busy but in a safe environment. This will save lives and reduce the socioeconomic and health cost burden.