Identify and Prioritize the Factors in Car Accidents with Focus on Human Factors Using AHP Method

Goharpour, A.A.; Zelle Taat, J.

Identify and Prioritize the Factors in Car Accidents with Focus on Human Factors Using AHP Method

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

A.A. Goharpour ¹
J. zelle taat ²

¹ Assistant professor, Faculty of Engineering, Islamic Azad Univesity E-Campus, Tehran, Iran

² B.Sc. Student, Faculty of Engineering, Islamic Azad Univesity E-Campus, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Transportation is an inseparable part of human life and wherever there are human or a society, undoubtedly there will be transportation. With the increasing development of roads, transportation systems and involvement of all human in this system, safety topics of this issue will be more important. Statistics increasingly show the importance of the issue and its impact in country. Most studies about accidents and road safety concluded that the main causes of accidents are human and human factors. To improve those factors, extensive researches have been made with the accurate analysis. In this study, human factors affecting accidents have been identified. Questionnaires have been distributed to make a paired comparison between human factors that affect accidents. At the end, analysis on the questionnaires using AHP method and “Expert choice” computer software were made and these factors were ranked according to their importance.

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