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
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irphouse.com/ijcer.htm Analysis of Road Accidents on National Highway-5: An Indian Scenario N.V. Subba Rao1‚ K. Durga Rani2 and S. Rama Krishna Rao3 2 Regional Transport Authority‚ Hyderabad‚ India Associate Professor‚ Civil Engineering Dept.‚ Andhra University‚ India 3 Professor‚ Civil Engineering Dept.‚ Andhra University‚ India Abstract 1 Road accidents are a serious global problem with more than one life lost every minute. Globally road accidents are one of the leading causes of death
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every day many road accidents take place. Some of these accidents are fatal. Generally the cyclists and the motor cyclists are injured seriously in these accidents. Pedestrains are also killed in these accidents. The main cause of accidents is rash driving and crowded roads. The bus and truck drivers are responsible for a large number of accidents due to their driving. Accidents are also very common in Lahore which is a very crowded city. In Lahore we find heavy traffic on the roads during the peak
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A car accident is part of an endless list of problems on the road. Car accidents can happen to drivers anytime‚ anywhere. In general‚ about twenty million people die or become injured due to car accidents each year nationwide. Among the car accidents‚ the teenage group is the only age group who is number of deaths is increasing instead of decreasing. Also‚ all the people are exposed at risk and actually every one of them has got car accident at least once that could have been easily prevented. Then
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SLIDE 1- ROAD ACCIDENTS IN KERALA Traffic accidents are a major cause of death and injuries world wide‚ but while they are declining in many parts of the developed world‚ fatalities are still on the rise in many developing countries including India. In our state more than half of the road accident victims are in the age group of 20 to 55‚ the key wage earning and child raising age group. The loss of the main bread winner and head of household due to death or disability can be catastrophic‚ leading
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Road Transport and Road Traffic Accident Statistics (Island of Mauritius) January – June 2011 1. Vehicles registered as at June 2011 As at 30 June 2011‚ the number of vehicles registered at the National Transport Authority (NTA) was 392‚276. This represents a net increase of 8‚161 (2.1%) vehicles as compared to the end of December 2010 when the number of registered vehicles stood at 384‚115 (Table 1.1). 2. Net increase between January and June 2011 Between January and June 2011‚ the fleet
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Of Road Accident • The first major cause of road accidents in Ghana is poor driving skills. • Drivers talking on mobile phones while driving have caused several road accidents • Gross indiscipline is the cause in most cases amongst Ghanaians. • Most accidents are caused by broken down vehicles on our roads. • It appears in Ghana there is a leeway for drivers to drive on worn/second hand tyres. • The unworthiness of some cars on our roads also invariably leads to road accidents
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of Road Accidents The high socio-economic cost of the injuries and fatalities‚ occurring due to road accidents‚ and the need for effective policies for curbing road accidents make it imperative to study the causes of road accidents. The analysis of road accidents in terms of causal factors reveals that drivers’ fault is the single most important factor responsible for accidents‚ fatalities and injuries. Drivers’ fault accounted for 77.5 per cent (3‚85‚806 accidents) of total accidents; 72
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Essay on Road Accidents !! Lack of road-sense has further complicated the matters. Driving licenses are given on illegal gratifications to the authorities and traffic rules and regulations are thrown to the winds. Overloading is one of the major factors of road- accidents and deaths. The condition of the vehicles is hardly found road-worthy. The unmanned railway level-crossings further add to the chaos and confusion. The multiplicity of authorities and utter lack of coordination among them is another
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of car accidents. Cuts caused by flying glass are fairly common‚ as are broken limbs and head injuries. In fact‚ such are the nature of road accidents that almost.While drivers are required to know the rules of the roadway‚ wild animals do not take driver’s education. Wild animals will wade out into the street‚ and it’s up to you to make sure that you don’t get into a car accident with them. Take caution when you see an animal crossing sign and use your high beams when traveling in rural‚ woody areas
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