Further Research on Road Accident Rates in Developing Countries (Second Report)

摘要

In developing countries in 1974, the authors estimate that there were over 100,000 people killed and 1,500,000 injured in road accidents. However the situation in developing countries, unlike that in Western Europe and North America, appears to be worsening. Until 1972, very little research had been carried out on the problem of road accidents in developing countries but in 1972, following requests for aid and guidance in this field, a small team was formed within the TRRL Overseas Unit. Over the last five years much of the emphasis of the work of this team has been directed towards the collection and analysis of road accident data so that the nature of the problem could be identified. Much of this work has already been published, and in 1975 a paper on this subject was presented at the Summer Annual Meeting of the PTRC. Since publication of the above reports and papers, further research has been carried out on road accident rates and trends in developing countries which illustrates the growing seriousness of the problem. This work is described in the report.