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Road traffic facilities, traffic accidents, and poverty: Lesson learned from Indonesia

open access: yesTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
The development of road traffic facilities is progressing rapidly in both developed and developing countries. However, the number of deaths caused by road traffic accidents is still increasing and the families of the accident victims are trapped in ...
Iwan Hermawan   +9 more
doaj  

Epidemiology of traffic accidents.

open access: yesSouth African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1974
The epidemiology of traffic accidents is studied. Various factors include the nature of fatal injuries, the racial, sex and age distribution, the scene of accident, the weather and the time, the different categories of commuters and the trip purpose, the types of vehicles and motorways involved.
openaire   +3 more sources

Complete Streets in Venice, California [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In response to the growing pattern of fatal traffic accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists in the City of Los Angeles, a new initiative has been started to reduce these accidents by improving current designs and adding signage and striping to add
Chavez, Fabian, Cho, Jordan
core   +1 more source

The public safety zones around small and medium airports [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Proper planning around airports safeguards the surrounding territory from risks of air accidents. Many countries have defined Public Safety Zones (PSZs) beyond the runway thresholds as a result of targeted risk assessment methods.
Cantisani, Giuseppe   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Knee muscle strength and movement biomechanics in individuals with and without knee pain after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A cross‐sectional study

open access: yesKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Anterior cruciate ligament injury increases the risk of knee osteoarthritis, possibly via early onset of knee pain and changes in musculoskeletal function. This study compared knee muscle strength and movement biomechanics during walking and forward lunge between individuals with and without knee pain after anterior cruciate ligament ...
Elisabeth Bandak   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimation of the traffic accidents costs in Serbia by using dominant costs model

open access: yesTransport, 2012
This paper presents estimation of the traffic accident costs in Serbia, based on original dominant costs model. Dominant costs model uses human capital approach and this model is developed for simple and quick calculation of the traffic accidents costs ...
Boris Antić   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does Daylight Savings Time Affect Traffic Accidents? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This paper studies the effect of changes in accident pattern due to Daylight Savings Time (DST). The extension of the DST in 2007 provides a natural experiment to determine whether the number of traffic accidents is affected by shifts in hours of ...
Deen, Sophia 1988-
core   +1 more source

Architectural Design and Affecting Factors of Jute‐Based Flame‐Retardant Textiles for Real‐World Applications

open access: yesNano Select, EarlyView.
Jute‐based flame‐retardant textiles are eco‐friendly materials used in home textiles, firefighting gear, and insulation. Developed through coating, exhaustion, and chemical treatments, they offer safety, scalability, and versatility. Challenges include cost, durability, and environmental impact.
Md. Nazif Hasan Chowdhury   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The relationship between traffic accidents and economic growth in China [PDF]

open access: yes
Using province-level panel data in China, we examine the relationship between traffic accidents and economic growth. A semiparametric partial linear model is used to account for potential nonlinearity in the relationship.
Kazuyuki Iwata
core  

Traffic Accident Risk Analysis by Knowledge, the Use of Traffic Lane, and Speed [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Traffic accidents are a health problem in both developed and developing countries including Indonesia. Number of traffic accidents each year has increased and traffic accidents in Indonesia is considered by WHO as the third biggest killer after coronary ...
Hendrati, L. Y. (Lucia)   +1 more
core  

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