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Identification of Risk Factors Influencing Road Traffic Accidents

open access: yes, 2018
Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are becoming a major problem around the world, incurring enormous losses of human and economic resources. Recent reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that each year more than 1.25 million people are killed
M. Touahmia
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Burden, pattern and causes of road traffic accidents in Bhutan, 2013–2014: a police record review

open access: yesInternational Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 2018
Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a major cause of death and injury globally. There was little information on the burden and causes of RTAs in Bhutan. The study estimates the burden and characteristics of RTAs and describes the victims of RTAs in Bhutan.
Chador Wangdi   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An overview of bus drivers and accident involvement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Common causes of bus accidents are similar to those causing other vehicular accidents. Bus accidents are rare, but they can cause major life disruption and unexpected expenses.
Aman, Mohd. Yusri   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Road traffic accidents in India: issues and challenges

open access: yes, 2017
The main aim of this paper is to analyze the road accidents in India at national, state, and metropolitan city level. Analysis shows that the distribution of road accidental deaths and injuries in India varies according to age, gender, month and time ...
S. Singh
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of fatality and associated factors of road traffic accidents among victims reported to Burayu town police stations, between 2010 and 2015, Ethiopia

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Health, 2018
Background Fatalities of road traffic accidents have become a huge global public health and development problem killing nearly 1.3 million people and disabling between 20–50 million people annually; and lost 518 billion US $ globally.
Girma Hordofa   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence and correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder among survivors of road traffic accidents in Ethiopia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2018
BackgroundPost-traumatic stress disorder is the most common mental disorders occurring among survivors of road traffic accident. However, research into post-traumatic stress disorder and correlates in low and middle-income countries is limited.
Kalkidan Yohannes   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Fatalitas dan Analisis Spasial Kecelakaan Lalu Lintas di Gunung Kidul [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Fatality and spatial analysis of road traffic accident in Gunung KidulPurposeThis study is aimed to conduct further analysis of road accidents fatality and accident-potential area using geographic information system.MethodsThis was an analytic ...
Isfandyari, A. (Aning)   +1 more
core  

Finite element method for reconstruction of road traffic accidents

open access: yes, 2018
The article examines the accident rate statistics on the roads of the Russian Federation, analysis of which provides the basis for posing the issue of improving the quality of expert study of road traffic accidents.
S. Evtiukov, E. Golov, Grigory Ginzburg
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Do more trucks lead to more motor vehicle fatalities in European roads? Evaluating the impact of specific safety strategies. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Truck operations have recently become an important focus of academic research not only because road freight transport is a key part of logistics, but because trucks are usually associated with negative externalities including pollution, congestion and ...
Castillo Manzano, José I.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Geometrical and functional criteria as a methodological approach to implement a new cycle path in an existing Urban Road Network: A Case study in Rome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Most road accidents occur in urban areas and notably at urban intersections, where cyclists and motorcyclists are the most vulnerable. In the last few years, cycling mobility has been growing; therefore, bike infrastructures should be designed to ...
DI MASCIO, Paola   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

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