Road traffic safety perception in Jordan
| Autor: | Wael H. Awad, Lina Shbeeb |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
safety
Engineering General Computer Science General Chemical Engineering Applied psychology 0211 other engineering and technologies Poison control effectiveness 02 engineering and technology measure Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Transport engineering 021105 building & construction 0502 economics and business Injury prevention Enforcement profile 050210 logistics & transportation Government business.industry Road traffic safety 05 social sciences General Engineering Human factors and ergonomics road lcsh:TA1-2040 business lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Zdroj: | Cogent Engineering, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2331-1916 |
| Popis: | In the past 20 years, several safety measures were taken in an attempt to reduce traffic-related fatalities. Although reduction in deaths was occasionally noticed, the sustainability of that trend has never achieved. This study explores Jordan safety profile trying to explain the traffic safety trend. It examines road traffic safety perception of both public community and road specialist. Main turning points that may have contributed in explaining prevailing traffic safety conditions have been collected. A questionnaire is administered to two distinct groups of the Jordanian society (general public and road specialist) with a total of 167 subjects. The subjects were asked to evaluate the effectiveness of a list of safety measures. Results showed that government took effective but not sustainable measures (mainly enforcement and legislative). Other ineffective measures (administrative and engineering) were taken but they were not target oriented. The main focus of interviewed subjects in order to improve traffic safety in Jordan is to establish sustainable engineering measures and improving the vehicle fleet, driver licensing, and testing procedures. As a surprising result, enforcement measures were not considered as desirable as other measures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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