Factors contributing to road traffic accidents in the Gaza Strip a comprehensive analysis.
| Autor: | Ali ASB; School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. Algowel@yahoo.com., Ali SIA; Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, College of Engineering, A'Sharqiyah University, 400, Ibra, Sultanate of Oman.; Libyan Authority for Scientific Research, Tripoli, Libya., Allam AMAL; Libyan Centre for Engineering Research and Information Technology, Bani-Walid, Libya., Isleem HF; Department of Computer Science, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK. mps565@york.ac.uk., Shaban B; Department of Civil Engineering - Near East University, 99138, Nicosia, North Cyprus., Emmaima AM; Libyan Authority for Scientific Research, Tripoli, Libya., Khishe M; Department of Electrical Engineering, Imam Khomeini Naval Science University of Nowshahr, Nowshahr, Iran. m_khishe@alumni.iust.ac.ir.; Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence Applications, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. m_khishe@alumni.iust.ac.ir.; Applied Science Research Center, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan. m_khishe@alumni.iust.ac.ir. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2024 Dec 28; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 31198. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 28. |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-024-82431-6 |
| Abstrakt: | Road traffic crashes (RTCs) are considered one of the major public health issues in many countries worldwide. Investigating factors of traffic crashes, accidents, and disasters can facilitate and aid in identifying measures to mitigate their frequency and severity as well as occurrence and impact, thereby enhancing road safety. This study aims to investigate the factors that contribute to road traffic accidents in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. A comprehensive questionnaire, comprising four sub-groups of factors: human, vehicle, road, and environmental, collected data from a sample of respondents, including drivers, passengers, pedestrians, and other road users. The study utilized the relative importance index (RII) to analyze and classify each factor group after analyzing 385 questionnaires in SPSS. Over 83% of respondents across all age categories identified overspending as the most significant factor causing road traffic crashes, according to the study's findings. Additionally, more than 78% of respondents believed that weak braking or brake failure was the highest and most significant vehicle-related factor contributing to road traffic crashes. Among the road factors, 75.4% of respondents identified low or no street illumination as a significant contributor to road traffic crashes, ranking it as the fourth most influential element overall, while environmental factors had the least impact compared to other variables. Competing Interests: Declarations. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Institutional review board approval: The authors confirm that informed consent was obtained from all subjects and/or their legal guardians prior to their participation in the study. All experimental protocols were approved by the [Ethics Committee] at [Near East University]. (© 2024. The Author(s).) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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