The potential for accident reduction in developing countries with a particular reference to Jordan
The potential for accident reduction in developing countries with a particular reference to Jordan
The accident data for the whole of Jordan and for the study area were collected from their traffic department in Amman. To analyse this data a computer program MAAP5 (Microcomputer Accidents Analysis Package) developed by the UK Transportation Research Laboratory was used. The results obtained provide knowledge of the accidents features which identifies the role of the human, vehicle and road factors in contributing to the accidents in urban areas of Jordan. Human behaviour and driver errors were found to be responsible for 94% of the accidents. The research showed that professional, young and elderly drivers were found to be over involved in accidents and more at fault than average. The research also discusses the effect that local conditions and the social behaviour of people have on road safety. It was found that lack of road signs, markings, pedestrian facilities and other traffic control measures had a profound effect on a driver's behaviour, which led to the high percentage of road accidents caused by human errors.
The differences between urban and rural accidents were discussed and the study showed that speed was one of the main reasons for the high severity of accidents, and also led for the high percentage of single vehicle accidents in rural areas. Drivers and causalities by age, sex and class were represented. The study showed that pedestrians are the most vulnerable road users, 40% of the total casualties with children forming 60% of the total pedestrian fatalities. The type of vehicles involved and their usage was also analysed in this report. The study also describes the distribution of accidents over time, days and months. Ranges of low cost engineering remedial measures were recommended to be implemented in the study area. The study showed that the expected saving of these low cost measures would be to reduce the total casualties in Jordan by some 40%.
University of Southampton
Khalayleh, Yahia Ali
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1999
Khalayleh, Yahia Ali
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Khalayleh, Yahia Ali
(1999)
The potential for accident reduction in developing countries with a particular reference to Jordan.
University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.
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The accident data for the whole of Jordan and for the study area were collected from their traffic department in Amman. To analyse this data a computer program MAAP5 (Microcomputer Accidents Analysis Package) developed by the UK Transportation Research Laboratory was used. The results obtained provide knowledge of the accidents features which identifies the role of the human, vehicle and road factors in contributing to the accidents in urban areas of Jordan. Human behaviour and driver errors were found to be responsible for 94% of the accidents. The research showed that professional, young and elderly drivers were found to be over involved in accidents and more at fault than average. The research also discusses the effect that local conditions and the social behaviour of people have on road safety. It was found that lack of road signs, markings, pedestrian facilities and other traffic control measures had a profound effect on a driver's behaviour, which led to the high percentage of road accidents caused by human errors.
The differences between urban and rural accidents were discussed and the study showed that speed was one of the main reasons for the high severity of accidents, and also led for the high percentage of single vehicle accidents in rural areas. Drivers and causalities by age, sex and class were represented. The study showed that pedestrians are the most vulnerable road users, 40% of the total casualties with children forming 60% of the total pedestrian fatalities. The type of vehicles involved and their usage was also analysed in this report. The study also describes the distribution of accidents over time, days and months. Ranges of low cost engineering remedial measures were recommended to be implemented in the study area. The study showed that the expected saving of these low cost measures would be to reduce the total casualties in Jordan by some 40%.
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Published date: 1999
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