in comparison to other transportation modes, riding motorcycle is prone to accidents.  motorcyclists are more exposed to physical injury than the car drivers. many multi-vehicle motorcycles crashes occur, there is right-of-way violation takes place in which another vehicle turns in fronts of a motorcycle, or a sudden cross of path of an on-coming motorcycle. one main factor which leads to high ...

BACKGROUND Road traffic crashes are the third highest cause of mortality in Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of roadway environmental factors on traffic crash. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in Iran between March 21, 2010 and December 30, 2010. The data on road traffic crashes were obtained from the Traffic Police Department records. These records were...

BACKGROUND The case-crossover (CC) design has proved effective to investigate the association between alcohol use and injuries in general, but has never been applied to study alcohol use and road traffic crashes (RTCs) specifically. This study aims at investigating the association between alcohol and meal consumption and the risk of RTCs using intrapersonal comparisons of subjects while driving...

This study aimed at determining the spatial patterns of Road Traffic Crash (RTC) black spots, Federal Safety Commission (FRSC) zebra points and emergency health care facilities in Capital City (FCC). The aim was to provide stakeholders with information that will aid their understanding accident prone locations accessible rescue possibilities for victims on roads FCT. GPS Map 76S Mark (GARMIN) u...

Poisson regression and negative binomial regression have been widely used to model the road crashes and to predict crash frequency. Zero inflated models have been shown to be a powerful tool to predict crash frequency when crash data are characterized by preponderance of zero. This paper presents the research work aiming to correlate the road traffic crash rate with road geometry and traffic ch...

Background. Road traffic crash fatalities in the United States are at the lowest level since 1950. The reduction in crash injury burden is attributed to several factors: public education and prevention programs, traffic safety policies and enforcement, improvements in vehicle design, and prehospital services coupled with emergency and acute trauma care. Globally, the disease burden of road traf...

Background and aims: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of enforcement of new traffic laws on the fatal and non- fatal injury rates in Iran. Methods: In a longitudinal, interventional controlled trial study, all subjects with history of fatal and non-fatal injuries were studied. Their injuries were caused by six risky violations (unauthorized speed, illegal overtaking, red traffic light c...

Cannabis, the most common illicit drug identified in motor vehicle crashes, had a higher prevalence than alcohol in drivers’ blood or oral fluid specimens in the US in the 2013–2014 National Roadside Study (1 ). In fact, the percentage of weekend nighttime drivers with measureable -tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in blood or oral fluid increased to 12.6%, a 48% increase since 2007 (2 ). Cannabis use...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Mortality from road traffic collisions (RTC) is a major problem in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Low compliance with seatbelt usage can be a contributing factor for increased mortality. The present study aimed to ascertain the presence of a relationship between seatbelt non-compliance of vehicle occupants and mortality rates in the GCC countries versus ...

BACKGROUND Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) are major causes of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. Few studies in Ibadan have focused on the distribution and determinants of RTC among long distance drivers. OBJECTIVE To describe the distribution of crashes by place, times of occurrence, characteristics of persons involved and identify associated factors. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carr...