Worldwide, more than 185,000 children under 18 years die from road traffic accidents annually (each four minutes a child death occurred due to road crashes); with most casualties from developing countries. 95% of road traffic fatalities among children occur in developing countries. Many more children are injured, often severely, and suffering from different disabilities. Road accidents cause ex...

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of variables such as personality traits, driving behavior and mental illness on road traffic accidents among the drivers with accidents and those without road crash.Methods: In this cohort study, 800 bus and truck drivers were recruited. Participants were selected among drivers who referred to Imam Sajjad Hospital (Tehran, Iran) durin...

Road traffic accidents have caused a myriad of problems for many countries, ranging from untimely loss of loved ones to disability and disruption of work. In many cases, when a road traffic accident occurs that results in the death of both drivers of the vehicles involved in the accident, there are some difficulties in identifying the cause of the accident and the driver who committed the accid...

Accident represents a major epidemic of non-communicable disease in the present century. World health organization has defined accidents as “an unpremeditated event resulting in recognizable damage” [1]. Road traffic accidents (RTA) are ‘hidden epidemic” which though a priority has received much less attention [2]. Spectrum of accidents are Road traffic accidents, industrial accidents, domestic...

Previous research on motorcycle crashes has shown the frequency and severity of accidents in which a non-priority road user failed to give way to an approaching motorcyclist without seeing him/her, even though the road user had looked in the approaching motorcycle's direction and the motorcycle was visible. These accidents are usually called "looked-but-failed-to-see" (LBFS) accidents. This art...

Road accidents claim a staggeringly high number of lives every year. From drunk driving, rash driving and driver distraction to visual impairment, over speeding and over-crowding of vehicles, the majority of road accidents occur because of some fault or the other of the driver/occupants of the vehicle. According to the report on “Road Accidents in India, 2011” by the Ministry of Transport and H...

Road traffic accidents are a major public health concern, resulting in an estimated 1.2 million deaths and 50 million injuries worldwide each year. In the developing world, road traffic accidents are among the leading cause of death and injury. The objective of this study is to evaluate a set of variable that contribute to the degree of accident severity in traffic crashes. The issue of traffic...

In this study, the risk for road traffic accidents on Ubungo – Chalinze route (Tanzania) is comprehensively evaluated and analysed using fuzzy techniques. After identifying the main risk factors for road traffic accidents, the experts’ judgements are used to establish each single factor evaluation fuzzy set. Eventually, the single factor evaluation matrix is multiplied by the risk factor weight...

worldwide, more than 185,000 children under 18 years die from road traffic accidents annually (each four minutes a child death occurred due to road crashes); with most casualties from developing countries. 95% of road traffic fatalities among children occur in developing countries. many more children are injured, often severely, and suffering from different disabilities. road accidents cause ex...