Kamruzzaman, M;
Haque, MM;
Ahmed, B;
Yasmin, T;
(2013)
Analysis of traffic injury severity in a mega city of a developing country.
Presented at: 4th Road Safety International Conference, Sydney, Australia.
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Abstract
Despite a considerable amount of research on traffic injury severities, relatively little is known about the factors influencing traffic injury severity in developing countries, and in particular in Bangladesh. Road traffic crashes are a common headline in daily newspapers of Bangladesh. It has also recorded one of the highest road fatality rates in the world. This research identifies significant factors contributing to traffic injury severity in Dhaka – a mega city and capital of Bangladesh. Road traffic crash data of 5 years from 2007 to 2011 were collected from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), which included about 2714 traffic crashes. The severity level of these crashes was documented in a 4-point ordinal scale: no injury (property damage), minor injury, severe injury, and death. An ordered Probit regression model has been estimated to identify factors contributing to injury severities. Results show that night time influence is associated with a higher level injury severity as is for individuals involved in single vehicle crashes. Crashes on highway sections within the city are found to be more injurious than crashes along the arterial and feeder roads. There is a lower likelihood of injury severity, however, if the road sections are monitored and enforced by the traffic police. The likelihood of injuries is lower on two-way traffic arrangements than one-way, and at four-legged intersections and roundabouts compare to road segments. The findings are compared with those from developed countries and the implications of this research are discussed in terms of policy settings for developing countries.
| Type: | Conference item (Presentation) |
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| Title: | Analysis of traffic injury severity in a mega city of a developing country |
| Event: | 4th Road Safety International Conference |
| Location: | Sydney, Australia |
| Dates: | 2013-03-04 - 2013-03-05 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Original conference URL: http://www.roadsafety-4conference.com/index.html [no longer working as of 12/02/2014] |
| Keywords: | Traffic Accident, Traffic Injury Severity, Dhaka |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Inst for Risk and Disaster Reduction |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1418957 |
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