Investigation of Shiraz Accident Points in Pedestrian Accident in the summer of 1396

Authors

1 Ph.D. Student, School of Public Health, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Medical

2 Assistant professor of community medicine, Trauma Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

3 Faculty Member of Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health, Health Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

4 M.Sc., Grad., Civil Engineering, Qom University, Iran.

Abstract

Traffic accidents are considered as the main cause of death among young people in the world and the biggest problem in developing countries such as Iran.  Planning to reduce pedestrian accidents requires proper information. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the accident points in terms of pedestrian accidents in the second trimester of summer 2017 in Shiraz. This is a cross-sectional study. Data from pedestrian crash statistics were extracted from the pre-hospital emergency database. Valid items with interstitial address in Shiraz. The map of the roads of Shiraz was designed according to the scale and coordinates. The latitude and longitude of each address was calculated and implemented on the map. After recording the points where pedestrian accidents occurred, the operation optimization method and the density analysis of points were applied. Such a map of the frequency of pedestrian accidents and the density of incident points were made at the city of Shiraz. After analyzing the map and examining the distribution of the age and sex of the injured, the frequency of pedestrian accidents was obtained in different months. A map of pedestrian accidents occurred in summer 2012 in Shiraz. The main accident occurred at the Shiraz level in the city center and the lowest density in the south and southwest region. Considering the significant level of 0.1, the highest accident density was in areas 1, 3, 4, 7 and 8 of Shiraz municipality. 74.4% were injured and the rest were women. The most pedestrian accident occurred in July and the lowest frequency was in August. The age group was 16-44 years and over 65 years old and the average age of pedestrians was 35.6 years.The density of pedestrian accidents in the city center was significantly higher than in the south and southwest of Shiraz. The need to investigate the causes of an accident, including human error, vehicle defects, and road problems, such as lack of lighting, are felt in accidental areas. With the presence of police special forces at incident and measures such as the construction of pedestrian bridges, the pedestrian accidents can be greatly reduced.

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