The challenges impeding traffic safety improvements in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Due to the stability and economic development in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) relative to its neighbors after 2005, the density of the population and number of vehicles have increased dramatically. This situation produced certain undesirable consequences socially, administratively, legislative...
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| author | Hemin Mohammed, Ph.D. Dilshad Jaff, MPH Steven Schrock, Ph.D. |
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| description | Due to the stability and economic development in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) relative to its neighbors after 2005, the density of the population and number of vehicles have increased dramatically. This situation produced certain undesirable consequences socially, administratively, legislatively, technically, and economically. An increase in the number of traffic crashes was one of the serious challenges that local authorities faced. The objective of this study is to address the challenges of traffic safety improvement in the region. Based upon existing traffic-related situations in the KRI, some fundamental and priority recommendations are proposed such as improving traffic regulations and guidelines, creating a traffic crash database, and starting traffic safety training and education. It is crucial to address the challenges of impeding traffic safety improvement in the KRI. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c61f2525f2ab4d67b2307b9357330ef12022-12-21T20:22:28ZengElsevierTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives2590-19822019-09-012The challenges impeding traffic safety improvements in the Kurdistan Region of IraqHemin Mohammed, Ph.D.0Dilshad Jaff, MPH1Steven Schrock, Ph.D.2Corresponding author.; University of Kansas Transportation Center (KUTC), The University of Kansas, G520F M2SEC, 1536 W 15th St., Lawrence, KS 66045-7609, United States of AmericaUNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, 104 Rosenau Hall, 135 Dauer Dr., CB 7400, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400, United States of AmericaCivil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering, The University of Kansas, 2159B Learned Hall, 1530 W. 15th St., Lawrence, KS 66045-7609, United States of AmericaDue to the stability and economic development in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) relative to its neighbors after 2005, the density of the population and number of vehicles have increased dramatically. This situation produced certain undesirable consequences socially, administratively, legislatively, technically, and economically. An increase in the number of traffic crashes was one of the serious challenges that local authorities faced. The objective of this study is to address the challenges of traffic safety improvement in the region. Based upon existing traffic-related situations in the KRI, some fundamental and priority recommendations are proposed such as improving traffic regulations and guidelines, creating a traffic crash database, and starting traffic safety training and education. It is crucial to address the challenges of impeding traffic safety improvement in the KRI.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198219300296Road traffic safetyCrashFatalKurdistan RegionIraqPublic health |
| spellingShingle | Hemin Mohammed, Ph.D. Dilshad Jaff, MPH Steven Schrock, Ph.D. The challenges impeding traffic safety improvements in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives Road traffic safety Crash Fatal Kurdistan Region Iraq Public health |
| title | The challenges impeding traffic safety improvements in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq |
| title_full | The challenges impeding traffic safety improvements in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq |
| title_fullStr | The challenges impeding traffic safety improvements in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq |
| title_full_unstemmed | The challenges impeding traffic safety improvements in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq |
| title_short | The challenges impeding traffic safety improvements in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq |
| title_sort | challenges impeding traffic safety improvements in the kurdistan region of iraq |
| topic | Road traffic safety Crash Fatal Kurdistan Region Iraq Public health |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198219300296 |
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