Determination and Analysis of Unreported Road Accidents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The effectiveness and efficiency of any road safety policy measure depends directly on the availability and accuracy of the related data on which the safety measure is based. When a large portion of road accidents remains unreported, vital information concerning the characteristics of those accident...
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| description | The effectiveness and efficiency of any road safety policy measure depends directly on the availability and accuracy of the related data on which the safety measure is based. When a large portion of road accidents remains unreported, vital information concerning the characteristics of those accidents will also be lost. The choice of appropriate safety measures may, in turn, be adversely affected by this loss of data. This paper reports on the result of a research study undertaken to determine the extent, characteristics, and reasons for unreported road accidents in Riyadh. A stratified random sample of 2200 individuals were interviewed in person and data on their socio-economic traits as well as unreported road accidents and their costs were collected. Analysis of the data revealed that nearly 60 percent of road traffic accidents remained unreported. Individuals who frequently did not report their traffic accidents were found to be young, single, holding a driver's license and employed. People with no education reported the smallest number of their road accidents, and there existed a large variation in the distribution of unreported traffic accidents by different nationalities. The Chi-square test was applied to determine significant response variations. A methodology for the computation of unreporting accident potential is presented, and the cost characteristic of unreported accidents is analyzed. Measures to minimize the problem of unreported road accidents are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2fce1cfeadc943c09a496842a9e610ef2022-12-22T00:38:14ZengElsevierJournal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences1018-36391991-01-0131101118Determination and Analysis of Unreported Road Accidents in Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaParviz Amir Koushki0Fahd A. Balghunaim1Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaThe effectiveness and efficiency of any road safety policy measure depends directly on the availability and accuracy of the related data on which the safety measure is based. When a large portion of road accidents remains unreported, vital information concerning the characteristics of those accidents will also be lost. The choice of appropriate safety measures may, in turn, be adversely affected by this loss of data. This paper reports on the result of a research study undertaken to determine the extent, characteristics, and reasons for unreported road accidents in Riyadh. A stratified random sample of 2200 individuals were interviewed in person and data on their socio-economic traits as well as unreported road accidents and their costs were collected. Analysis of the data revealed that nearly 60 percent of road traffic accidents remained unreported. Individuals who frequently did not report their traffic accidents were found to be young, single, holding a driver's license and employed. People with no education reported the smallest number of their road accidents, and there existed a large variation in the distribution of unreported traffic accidents by different nationalities. The Chi-square test was applied to determine significant response variations. A methodology for the computation of unreporting accident potential is presented, and the cost characteristic of unreported accidents is analyzed. Measures to minimize the problem of unreported road accidents are discussed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363918305403 |
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| title_short | Determination and Analysis of Unreported Road Accidents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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