Traffic congestion and road accidents are two external costs of transport and the reduction of their impacts is often one of the primary objectives for transport policy makers. The relationship between traffic congestion and road accidents however is not apparent and less studied. It is speculated that there may be an inverse relationship between traffic congestion and road accidents, and as su...

In this paper we determine the relationship between developmental patterns and the incidence of traffic accidents. We evaluate the accident data for four intersections, which inhabit two different developmental typologies of the urban environment. Key-Words: urban core, sprawl development, arterial thorough fares, crash incidence, neighborhood scale.

Urban traffic plans (UTPs) are tactical planning tools for managing urban areas and traffic noise abatement is one of their objectives, explicitly provided for under Italian law. To date, the various models and methods for estimating traffic noise have concerned its estimation in a point (or on a road segment). In this paper we propose a method that is able to evaluate the effects of UTPs on no...

To properly define countermeasures to improve traffic safety it is necessary to determine the specific causes and circumstances of accidents. In this sense, the current practice, developed a series of tools for the analysis of accidents that can accurately point to the problem. In-depth analysis of accidents or as they are called independent assessment of traffic accidents is one of the modern ...

Accident is one of the dangers that threated the child’s life. 85 percent of mortality in children in the world is related to accidents. Lack of use seatbelt for children in raer seats is one of the major reasons of children mortality. Unfortunately, in 70-75% cases, damage in children occurs in their face and head. Also, the physical damage can lead to maim and death in children. On the ...

Road traffic casualties ( RTC) present a major health problem in Iran with a significant number of death and injuries among drivers, passengers and pedestrians of all ages. The purpose of this study was to achieve an understanding and knowledge about the pattern of the accident,s casualties in the city of Kerman. During one year period ( 1994-1995) all in- patient and out- patient cases referre...