THE NEED FOR ROAD ACCIDENT RESEARCH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Road accident data are compiled here in an effort to compare numbers of deaths from road accidents with deaths from other causes, in particular, with diseases prevalent in the countries concerned. Road accident rates in these countries are compared with those in Europe and America, and estimates have been made of the cost of road accidents to developing countries. The study found that road accidents, which are not insigniicant compared with other social problems, are high in comparison with developed countries, and the total road accident costs are considerable. It was found that the fatality rates (per vehicle) decreased with increasing vehicle ownership in over 30 developing countries. Over a 10-year period, some of the countries showed an increase in the fatality rate per licensed vehicle. A recent study indicates that data collection and analysis methods in these countries are inadequate and there are more accidents than appear in statistical summaries.

Supplemental Notes:
- This paper appears in "Transport Planning in Developing Countries," which is a publication containing the Proceedings of Seminar U of the Summer Annual Meeting at University of Warwick, England during July, 1975.
Corporate Authors:
Planning and Transport Res and Computation Co Ltd

167 Oxford Street
London W1R 1AH, England
Authors:
- JACOBS, G D
Publication Date: 1975-7

Media Info

Features: Figures; References; Tables;
Pagination: p. 56-64
Serial:
- Publication of: IRCOBI SECRETARIAT
- Publisher: IRCOBI (International Research Council on the Biokinetics of Impacts)

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Costs; Crashes; Developing countries; Fatalities; Motor vehicles; Ownership; Traffic crashes
Uncontrolled Terms: Accident costs
Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00148226
Record Type: Publication
Report/Paper Numbers: P128
Files: TRIS
Created Date: Feb 23 1977 12:00AM