Analysis of Road Accident
Chapter 2
Literature Review
2.0: Introduction
This Chapter is a literature review of road traffic accidents and casualties in Bangladesh and comparisons with developing-developed countries worldwide. The review identifies and reports on, the findings from studies carried out in this area and worldwide. A discussion is provided on the importance of data considerations, particularly with respect to discrepancies that are existed in casualty data from different sources. Everyday thousand of people are killed and injured on our roads worldwide. Men, women or children walking, biking or riding to school or work, playing in the streets or setting out on long trips, are never having guarantee to reach destinations or to return home safely. Thousands of people each year are spending many weeks in hospital after severe crashes with many of them not being able to live, work or play as they used to do. But RTAs both crashes and injuries are preventable. In high-income countries, an established set of interventions have contributed to significant reductions in the incidence and impact of road traffic injuries. In developing countries are having the highest burden of road traffic injuries and fatalities. Reduction in road traffic injuries and fatalities can contribute to the attainment of the millennium development goals that aim to halve extreme poverty and significantly reduce child mortality. The time to act is now. Road safety is no accident (Wolfensohn and Jong-wook, 2004). This study is to investigate the road traffic accidents and casualties in Bangladesh by applying by applying statistical techniques.
Section- 2.1
Literature Review Approaches
A literature of traffic accidents and casualties in Bangladesh and comparisons with developing-developed countries worldwide will be reviewed as approaches. The review identifies and reports on, the findings from studies into this area across the world. A discussion is provided on the importance of data
Literature Review
2.0: Introduction
This Chapter is a literature review of road traffic accidents and casualties in Bangladesh and comparisons with developing-developed countries worldwide. The review identifies and reports on, the findings from studies carried out in this area and worldwide. A discussion is provided on the importance of data considerations, particularly with respect to discrepancies that are existed in casualty data from different sources. Everyday thousand of people are killed and injured on our roads worldwide. Men, women or children walking, biking or riding to school or work, playing in the streets or setting out on long trips, are never having guarantee to reach destinations or to return home safely. Thousands of people each year are spending many weeks in hospital after severe crashes with many of them not being able to live, work or play as they used to do. But RTAs both crashes and injuries are preventable. In high-income countries, an established set of interventions have contributed to significant reductions in the incidence and impact of road traffic injuries. In developing countries are having the highest burden of road traffic injuries and fatalities. Reduction in road traffic injuries and fatalities can contribute to the attainment of the millennium development goals that aim to halve extreme poverty and significantly reduce child mortality. The time to act is now. Road safety is no accident (Wolfensohn and Jong-wook, 2004). This study is to investigate the road traffic accidents and casualties in Bangladesh by applying by applying statistical techniques.
Section- 2.1
Literature Review Approaches
A literature of traffic accidents and casualties in Bangladesh and comparisons with developing-developed countries worldwide will be reviewed as approaches. The review identifies and reports on, the findings from studies into this area across the world. A discussion is provided on the importance of data