IntroductionrnRoad traffic accident is increasing and becoming public health burden worldwide. About 1.24rnmillion people die each year on the world's roads and between 20 and 50 million sustain non-rnfatal injuries.rnObjectives: The main objective of the study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practicern(KAP) of taxi drivers towards seatbelt use and associated factors in Addis Ababa town, Ethiopia.rnMethods: a cross sectional study design by knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP)rnquestionnaire involving 398 public transport taxi drivers.rnStudy setting: The study was conducted in Adds Ababa city administration.rnStudy design and tools: The study population is sampled drivers from the source populationrnwith cross sectional study approach.rnData collection method: the data was collected by employing pre-tested interviewerrnadministered knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire. Interview with randomly selectedrntaxi drivers was carried out in the respective randomly chosen taxi stations of the zones.rnResult: most of 394(99%) taxi drivers were male and only 4(1%) were females from the totalrnstudy participants. 394(99%) of the study participants have heard about seatbelt of this numberrn195(49%) were heard from mass media. Majority 192(48.2%) from the total study participantsrnwere grade 9th and 10th. According to this study, the seatbelt wearing rate by taxi drivers werern86.7%. Seat belt wearing rate has significant association with not taking/using addictive agents.rnKey words: attitude, crash, injury, knowledge, practice, seat belt, taxi drivers.