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Epidemiology of Motor Vehicle Accidents in Jeddah

Published:1985-12 Issue:6 Volume:105 Page:200-201
ISSN:0264-0325
Container-title:Journal of the Royal Society of Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of the Royal Society of Health

Author:

Bener Abdulbari¹,El-Sayyad G.M.²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Statistics, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2455 RIYADH-11451 - SAUDI ARABIA

2. Department of Statistics, College of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 9028, JEDDAH-21413 - SAUDI ARABIA

Abstract

ONE OF THE problems of congested urban areas involves traffic accidents. It affects the quality of daily life and has major social and economic consequences. Road traffic accidents are an epidemic of modern times. Epidemio logical studies are important for its control. Three factors are usually blamed: the driver, the vehicle and the environment. This study has revealed the magnitude of the problem during six years in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The following facts have emerged: There is a high factor of excessive speed (66%); high percentage of non licenced drivers (40%); high rate of accidents by drivers aged 18-30 (46%); and high percentage of pedestrian involvement (36%). Recommendations to improve the situation are made.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/146642408510500604

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