Road traffic crashes and built environment analysis of crash hotspots based on local police data in Galle, Sri Lanka
| Autor: | Luciano de Andrade, Truls Østbye, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Catherine A. Staton, Hemajith Tharindra, Badra Chandanie Mallawaarachchi, Vijitha De Silva |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 25:311-318 |
| ISSN: | 1745-7319 1745-7300 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17457300.2018.1431932 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Road traffic injuries are a leading cause of death and disability. In low and middle income countries, vulnerable road users are commonly involved in crashes with severe injuries. This study describes the epidemiology and built environment analysis of road traffic crashes and hot spots in Galle, Sri Lanka. METHODS: After ethical and police permission, police data was collected and descriptive statistics tabulated. Spatial analysis was performed to identify hot spots and BEA was conducted at each location. RESULTS: 752 crash victim data from 389 reported road traffic crashes were collected. Most victims were male (91%) 21-50 years of age (>70%). 49% of the crashes were non-grievous. Crashes commonly included motorcycles (33.9%), three-wheelers (18.3%) or cars (14.4%). Most victims were drivers (130 of 389, 33.4%) or pedestrians (83 of 389, 21.3%). Factors contributing to the crash include: aggressive driving (173 of 389, 44.5%) or speeding (166 of 389, 42.7%). All hotspots were in urban areas, and most were at intersections (63%). CONCLUSIONS: In Galle, Sri Lanka, most road traffic victims were 21-50 year old males and vulnerable road users. Further analysis of these hot spots are necessary to identify areas for intervention for each type of road user and intersection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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