Environmental factors affecting the frequency of road traffic accidents: a case study of sub-urban area of Pakistan

Incessant of transportation demand growth in developing countries in latest years has led to several traffic issues in city areas, among the most challenging ones are vehicular emission, traffic congestion, and accidents. The growth of transportation demand has great influences, and very unfortunate impact on the society regarding crashes, death, and injuries from road accidents have reached epidemic proportions worldwide. The variation increased in speeds and vehicle density resulted in high exposure to accidents which lead loss of life and permanent disability, injury, and damage to property. This paper classified and investigate the most critical factors affect road traffic accidents (RTAs) in Tripoli the capital city of Libya. Four main categories were chosen to build the questionnaire, namely; human factors, road factors, vehicle factors and environmental factors. Moreover, a quantitative method was used to collect the data from the field, 400 respondents include; drivers, pedestrian and passengers were the sample size of the questionnaire and relative importance index (RII) were used for classification of one group and among all groups. The results show that more than 84%of respondents considered the over speeding as the most significant factor cusses of RTAs among all groups, while 81% considered the disobedience to driving code such as children who are playing with the car on the road as the most influential factor in human factors group. Also, nearly 74% of respondents seeing that poor brakes or brake failure factor has a high and considerable impact on the RTAs among the vehicle factors. Regarding the road factors group, 79% of the respondents ranked poor or no street lighting factor as one of the most effective factors on RTAs in road factors and third effecting factor concerning all factors, on the other hand, the environmental factors have the slights impacts compared with other factors.

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The Victims of Road Traffic in the Territory of Kosovo and the Way of Their Compensation-Indemnity

ILIRIA International Review ◽

10.21113/iir.v4i2.38 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 163

Author(s):

MSc. Halim Kuliqi

Keyword(s):

Traffic Accident ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Comparative Method ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Road Traffic Accidents ◽

The Road ◽

Large Numbers ◽

The Right

Taking into account the fact that in the world the road traffic accidents happen very often and go up to very large numbers, which often are also very disturbing, then there is an indispensable need to study this problem, because without identifying the problem and its causes then it can neither be fought nor prevented.The significance of this paper lays on the presentation of some data regarding the number of accidents and their victims, the ways of compensation for the damage and the presentation of some measures in order to protect the victims of accidents from secondary victimization.This paper fills a scientific gap for victims of accidents and their way of compensation, which until now for the case of Kosovo has been not addressed significantly in terms of theory and practice also. For the presentation and the development of this issue have been used statistical method, comparative method and among others also the case study methods.In other words, the main purpose of this paper is to present data that expose the difficulties for the realization of the right of victims after suffering accidents and also to propose some norms that would protect the victims from secondary victimization, as victims after suffering a traffic accident may be hurt again until the realization of their demand for compensation according to the law.

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Relationship between Road Traffic Accidents and Visual Status of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers in an Urban Area of Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Ophthalmology Research An International Journal ◽

10.9734/or/2019/v10i130099 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

G. F. Pepple ◽

Chibuike Sydney Ejimadu

Keyword(s):

Visual Field ◽

Urban Area ◽

Niger Delta ◽

Visually Impaired ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Motor Vehicle ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Road Traffic Accidents ◽

Visual Status ◽

Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers

Aim: To determine the relationship between visual status of commercial motor vehicle drivers and road traffic accidents (RTA) in an urban area of Niger Delta, Nigeria. Methods: Four hundred commercial vehicle drivers in the 10 major motor parks of Port Harcourt LGA were interviewed and examined in this study. A structured questionnaire on demographic characteristics, driving and ocular history was administered. Ocular examination included visual acuity, refraction, visual field, tonometry, colour vision test and ophthalmoscopy. The data collected was entered into computer using EPI-INFO statistical software for analysis. Ethical approval was obtained from relevant authorities. Results: Seven drivers (1.8%) out of 400 drivers examined were visually impaired. There were 14 cases (3.5%) of monocular blindness. Eighteen (4.5%) were colour blind (p>0.05) while 16 (4%) had visual field defects (p>0.05). One hundred and eighty two (45.5%) drivers had been involved in RTA, out of which 2 drivers (1.1%) were visually impaired (p>0.05). Cataract found in 37 cases was the leading cause of visual impairment (42.8%). Other common ocular problems were pterygium (26.7%), presbyopia (22.9%), glaucoma (11.5%), and refractive error (8.4%).There was no statistical significant association between the ocular findings and RTA Conclusion: Only a few of those involved in RTA were actually visually impaired. Therefore, other factors may have been responsible for the majority of the cases of the RTAs in this study necessitating the need for more research.

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A Comparison of Nowruz 2016 and Nowruz 2017 Accidents Data in Iran

Health in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly ◽

10.32598/hdq.5.2.305.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 71-78

Author(s):

Abdolmajid Rahmani Daranjani ◽

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Mahmoud Rezaeizadeh ◽

Keyword(s):

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Road Transport ◽

Warning Signs ◽

World Health ◽

Road Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Accidents ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

The World ◽

On The Road

Background: Road traffic accidents are currently among the most essential public health issues. According to the World Health Organization, given the rapid growth of road transport globally, road traffic accidents could be the third leading cause of death and disability in the world by 2020. This article examined the role of the human factor in road accidents during the Nowruz holidays, as a major cultural event in Iran. Materials and Methods: We explored the data of road accidents that occurred in Nowruz in 2016 and 2017 in Iran. Traffic accident data concerning the Nowruz holidays of 2016 and 2017 were collected by census method of sampling and based on the report of highway police. Additionally, the frequency of these accidents was analyzed according to travel time, accident type, gender, age, education, and vehicle type in different provinces. Results: The present study findings suggested that among human factors affecting Nowruz accidents in 2016 and 2017, the highest frequency belonged to unnecessary speeding. As in 2016 and 2017, it was the main responsible characteristic for 56.42% and 55.01% of accidents, respectively. In Nowruz 2016, the provinces of Tehran, Khorasan Razavi, Isfahan, Fars, and Khuzestan; in Nowruz 2017, the provinces of Tehran, Isfahan, Khorasan Razavi, Fars, and Gilan encountered the highest rates of accidents leading to injuries and deaths. Conclusion: To control unnecessary speeding and regulations disregard, planning for culturizing and the community-level education are suggested. Besides, increasing the quality and intelligence of vehicles and the construction of sliders, vertical lines on the road, warning signs, and billboards could help reduce the rate of accidents. Creating a working group of experts in psychology, traffic, etc., to study the pathology of dangerous behaviors, useless haste, and disregard for regulations and providing solutions could also be effective.

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COMPLEX MECHANISMS IN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS CONCERNING PEDESTRIANS. A CASE STUDY

Medicine and Materials ◽

10.36868/medmater.2021.01.01.011 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 11-22

Author(s):

Nona GIRLESCU ◽

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Madalina Maria DIAC ◽

Iuliana HUNEA ◽

Simona Irina DAMIAN ◽

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Keyword(s):

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Crime Scene ◽

Careful Examination ◽

Road Traffic Accidents ◽

Vehicle Type ◽

Dynamic Interpretation ◽

Forensic Practice ◽

Complex Mechanisms

Pedestrian injuries vary according to vehicle type, position during the accident, and pedestrian’s age, thus determining complex aspects by associating multiple types of traumas. In forensic practice, it should be noted that the lesion-producing mechanisms recorded among pedestrians are most frequently mixed, reason for which a correct and careful examination of the victim must be supported by the characteristics of the vehicle involved in the accident, as well as by other elements at the crime scene. It is necessary to thoroughly examine the injuries, an analysis that should always be characterized by a dynamic interpretation, directly related to the mechanism of accident occurrence, with case-by-case individualization, to result in the clarification of conditions difficult to grasp at a superficial interpretation. This article aims to briefly review the main lesion mechanisms in case of pedestrians, to emphasize on the importance of understanding the complexity of these injuries, in order to elucidate – as accurately as possible – the circumstances of such an ill-fated event.

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Analysis of Factors Affecting Road Traffic Accidents in North Cyprus

Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research ◽

10.48084/etasr.4547 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 7938-7943

Author(s):

M. Angın ◽

S. I. Albrka Ali

Keyword(s):

Human Factors ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Critical Issue ◽

Road Traffic Accidents ◽

Official Statistics ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

North Cyprus ◽

Global Issue ◽

Survey Results

Road traffic accidents are a global issue. North Cyprus exhibits a similar trend to the rest of the world. Urbanization and the increasing number of vehicles come along with the increase of road traffic accidents. The objectives of the current study are to draw attention to the issue of road traffic accidents and to identify which factors are the main causes of road traffic accidents in North Cyprus. This article follows a two-stage study to examine the causes of this critical issue. In the first stage, a survey was conducted to determine local public opinions. The participants were asked about how environmental factors, vehicle factors, human factors, and road factors impact accidents. According to the survey outcomes, human factors and road factors have the most significant impact. In the second stage of the study, official data from official statistics were considered. The number of accidents, fatalities, and injured people are indicated initially followed by the causes of accidents. Negligent driving and speeding were identified to be the most frequent causes within the studied period. At the end of the study, the common causes of accidents in official statistics and in survey results were specified. Negligent driving and over-speeding were the major causes of road traffic accidents according to the results.

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