In a small city where I live and work there are unconfirmed community reports that most drivers of a vehicles called Bajaj/Force suffer renal injuries, and there are hospital reports of about ten drivers who suffered from acute renal failure like diseases from driving these.
Sounds like an interesting question. My answer would be, anything is possible.
But really, the only way to get an answer is to start gathering data. It sounds like you have a hypothesis. I'd start by obtaining HIPAA releases and get what you can from the 10 confirmed patients, then put together a pilot study to gather data from volunteers who drive these vehicles. You could look at BUN, creatinine, and GFR, urinealysis, and get a history of back pain or hematuria (in short, do a descriptive corelational study).
Real interesting question. So much possibilities: Do the taxi drivers drink the same type of beverage, how comfortable is the seats, whats the work hours, the suspension and pressure points within the taxi etc...
This sounds more as a forensic medical question. Do the drivers belong in the same team? Are there are competitors? Where do they usually congregate and what are their habits during work, especially regarding food and drink consumption? How are you sure that this is a traumatic renal injury? Are there any relevant past reports?
It looks like an urgent question that needs to be solved.
Well, the OP did indicate there were confirmed reports of injuries connected to these vehicles. The question of were the drivers recreational or business (she did mention taxi's in her OP) is relevant and could be added to the described correlational study questions I suggested.
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