Using mostly secondary data on vehicular accidents obtained from the Nigeria Police Force and Federal Road Safety Commission, the study examined a thirty-two year review of deaths from road traffic accidents (19702001) in Lagos State. The reported deaths from road traffic accidents in the 20 Local Government Areas of Lagos State were compared using the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The result s...

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...

The investigation showed that the increasing number of deaths and fatalities resulting from driving accidents is mostly related to developing countries especially with intermediate and low social classes which it is resulting from industrialization of the mentioned societies without considering necessary infra structures such as health, safety and environment (HSE). Increasing number of cars, u...

Road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death in international travelers. With the growth of international travel, the number of visitors who rent a vehicle upon arrival at their destination by air or by sea is expected to increase. Jet lag is a well-recognized maladaptation to international travel across multiple time zones. Little is known about the possible influence of jet lag sympt...

conclusions this study showed that drivers, passengers and pedestrians were the most vulnerable road users. regarding the fact that most of them were illiterate or had primary education and were self-employed or laborers, it seems essential to develop plans not only to train the road users but also to evaluate the safety of vehicles and roads and post-accident care programs, and consequently, i...

background india currently has the dubious distinction of experiencing the highest number of road traffic accidents in the world. objectives we believe that this study on road traffic accidents may help to identify factors in the pre-hospital setting that may influence mortality rates. patients and methods a prospective observational study was carried out in a metro area in india over a period ...

Dear Editor, Globally, about 1.25 million people die because of road traffic crashes every year. Although low‑ and middle‑income countries have only half of the total vehicles, they contribute nearly 90% of all crashes in the world. In India, according to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), there was an increase in the total number of accidents, persons injured, severity of inj...