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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"Road accidents"”.
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Traffic Police in Preventing Road Accidents in Tanzania
… effectiveness of Traffic Police in preventing road accidents in Tanzania. The study was based on various theories including system, accident causation, risk homeostasis and goals freedom alertness theories. The study aimed at outlining the roles of Traffic Police in preventing road accidents in …
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Assessment of the effectiveness of motorcyclists training Program in reducing road accidents in Tanzania (a case of Mwanza)
… of motorcyclists training program in reducing road accidents. With the specific objectives of assessing the motorcyclists training programs curriculum, assessing the competence of staffs providing training to motorcyclists and determining the attitude of motorcyclists towards training. The …
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Ways of reducing accidents on South African roads
In order to reduce the number of road accidents, the causes must be identified and measures adopted to minimise these causes. Causes of road accidents can be categorised into human factors, vehicle factors and road factors. In South Africa, road accidents are primarily caused by human factors and …
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Traffic accidents in Saudi Arabia: a study of their causes and association with driver behaviour, with specific reference to the eastern region
A high incidence of road accidents has been recorded in Saudi Arabia in recent years (Traffic Department Statistics 1991). Various factors might have accounted for this high rate of road accidents; the aim of this research, therefore, was to examine what factors contribute to road accidents in the …
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Contribuição para a análise da influência do fluxo veicular na severidade de acidentes em rodovias federais brasileiras
… make it possible to travel long distances, the road mode is usually simpler and less time necessary to implant an infrastructure and lower costs to acquire vehicles to use their roads. There are approximately 1.7 million kilometers of roads in Brazil. According to data from the National …
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Assessment of Road user’s Awareness on Strategies for Controlling Road Traffic Accidents: A Case Study of Kigoma- Ujiji Municipality
Road traffic accidents are on the increase in Kigoma, causing injuries, loss of lives and damage of properties. The process of urbanization, the resultant motorization and the recent developments in road infrastructure, more specifically the construction of tarmac roads, are seen to contribute to …
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Identification of hazardous road location based on design consistency and accident prediction model federal road in Johor
Every year road accident in Malaysia is kept rising, especially road accidents occur in between a collision with passenger cars, other motorcycles and single-motorcycle accidents. In early 2016, Johor has been mentioned as the highest ranking hazardous road accident especially federal roads. …
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Levels of alcohol intoxication : an assessment of perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, practices and breath alcohol levels
… world drunk drivers are responsible for numerous accidents resulting in the injury or death of many drivers, passengers, cyclists, and/or pedestrians. South Africa experiences very high rates of injuries and deaths from road accidents. Young people, especially students and their peers, represent a …
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Road accident analysis in Yemen: the identification of shortcomings in road accident data, data adjustment, cost and development of road fatality model
The true extent of the road accident problem in Yemen is questionable. Some agencies and citizens believe that the safety situation in Yemen is very critical while others disagree with this belief. Both sides however, agree that the road accident problem in Yemen is such that it requires …
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The efficacy of Road traffic laws in preventing road traffic accidents in Zambia
The problem of road traffic accidents is one which preoccupies the mind of nearly every Zambian today. Thousands of lives are lost annually through this scourge and it is currently ranked the third cause of death after HIV and Malaria in Zambia. There have been numerous public calls to introduce …
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An inclusive design framework for autonomous vehicles to create valuable experience for elderly
… mobility like traffic congestion, pollution, road accidents, and many more. The autonomous vehicle is a promising technology that has the potential to address some of these challenges. While we consider personal mobility, there is an opportunity to introduce autonomous vehicles for the ageing …
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Fiscal decentralization and urban public transport
… by private transport (congestion, pollution, road accidents) especially in urban areas. In addition, there is a belief that transport investments support economic growth, in particular transit investments because they help fostering the agglomeration effect. Whether local or national tax …
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Investigating Tafheet as a Unique Driving Style Behaviour
Road safety has become a major concern due to the increased rate of deaths caused by road accidents. For this purpose, intelligent transportation systems are being developed to reduce the number of fatalities on the road. A plethora of work has been undertaken on the detection of different styles …
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The extent to which community service occupational therapists are equipped to treat patients with hand injuries and conditions
… the world and has an extremely high incidence of road accidents and work place injuries. The precise effect of this on upper limb injury statistics is not known as the incidence and prevalence of these conditions has yet to be determined. Hand injuries are, however, common worldwide and, in South …
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Enhancing Road Safety through Machine Learning for Prediction of Unsafe Driving Behaviors
Road accidents pose a significant threat, leading to fatalities and injuries with far-reaching consequences. This study addresses two crucial challenges in road safety: analyzing traffic intersections to enhance safety by predicting potentially risky situations, and monitoring driver activity to …
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Position Falsification Detection in VANET with Consecutive BSM Approach using Machine Learning Algorithm
… communication vital for reducing road accidents and traffic congestion in an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). VANET communication is vulnerable to various attacks and cryptographic techniques are used for message integrity and authentication of vehicles in order to ensure …
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Analysis and detection of driver fatigue caused by sleep deprivation
… among the most common causes of transportation accidents. Thus, effective countermeasures are crucial for enhancing road safety. By pursuing a practical and reliable design of an Active Safety system which aims to predict and avoid road accidents, we identify the characteristics of drowsy …
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A machine learning approach to predict emotional arousal and aggressive driving from EDA and heart rate signals
… steering, significantly increase the risk of road accidents, especially among young drivers. This study aims to predict aggressive driving behavior and emotional arousal using physiological signals, Electrodermal Activity (EDA) and Heart Rate (HR), collected via the Empatica E4 wristband in …
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The Effect of Road Safety Measures in Reducing Road Traffic Accidents in Dar Es Salaam: The Case of Kinondoni District
… of this study was to examine the effects of road safety measure in reducing road traffic accidents in Dar es Salaam city. The study wanted to fill the gap that why despite of all efforts made by the government in establishing and implementing road safety measure, still the problem of road …
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