THE STUDY OF ROAD ACCIDENTS IN BLACK URBAN TOWNSHIPS - 1979

'N ONTLEDING VAN MOTORONGELUKKE IN SOMMIGE SWART WOONBUURTE - 1979

Very little is known about road accident patterns in black urban townships. To fill this gap in the present accident reporting process, a black technical officer was appointed to collect all relevant accident data at the police stations in a few of these townships. Results were summarised on a six- and twelve-monthly basis. These summaries show that there are important differences between the accident particulars as reported in black and white urban areas or the republic of South Africa as a whole. It can be concluded that law enforcement in these black urban areas must be adapted to the difference in travel pattern. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  National Institute for Transport & Rd Res S Af

  P.O. Box 395
  Pretoria 0001, Transvaal,   South Africa 
• Authors:
  • Bron, J
  • Mobe, R
• Publication Date: 1980-11

Language

• Afrikaans

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: African Americans; Color; Crash reports; Crashes; Population; Residential areas; Small towns; Sociology; Statistics; Traffic crashes; Traffic law enforcement; Travel patterns
• Geographic Terms: South Africa
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 6784: Colour; 335: Population; 307: Residential area; 2253: Sociology; 8103: South Africa; 6555: Statistics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00384563
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: RY-12-80 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM