Road Accidents: Transport and Social Risks
https://doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2016-14-3-21
Abstract
On the basis of statistics of traffic accidents accident rate on the roads of Irkutsk region was analyzed. It is shown that the majority of accidents with victims occur due to violations of traffic rules by drivers. The dependence of the number of accidents and injuries on time of day was identified. The maximum contribution to accident rate is made by car drivers. represented by all kinds of transport – rail, road, air, inland waterways and a network of railways and roads. The basis of the road network is federal, regional and local roads with the length, respectively, 1,7, 12.6 and 17 thousand. km. More than 912 thous. Cars are registered in the region and many transit cars are moving on them. Thedependence of the number of accidents and injuries on time of day was identified. The maximum contribution to accident rate is made by car drivers.
About the Author
I. V. Volchatova
Irkutsk National Research Technical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Volchatova, Irina V. – Ph.D. (Biology), associate professor at the department of Industrial ecology and life safety
Irkutsk
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Volchatova I.V. Road Accidents: Transport and Social Risks. World of Transport and Transportation. 2016;14(3):232-242. https://doi.org/10.30932/1992-3252-2016-14-3-21
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