Traffic Accidents Reporting in Developing Countries A Case Example form Saudi Arabia Ali S....

Traffic Accidents Reporting in Developing Countries

A Case Example form Saudi Arabia

Ali S. Al-Ghamdi, Ph.D., PTOE

King Saud University

Traffic Accidents Reporting in Developing Countries

A Case Example form Saudi Arabia

Ali S. Al-Ghamdi, Ph.D., PTOE

King Saud University

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Complete

Accurate

Easily found

Accident data must be:

Engineering analysis

Enforcement programs

Awareness campaigns

Accident data should meet these requirements for different purposes:

This presentation on:

Development of an accident report form for Saudi Arabia

This presentation on:

Development of an accident report form for Saudi Arabia

The ONLY source of accident data is:

Traffic Police

A Plan for Renewing the Accident Report

Awareness campaign.

Project team.

Methodology:

Existing form and available resources.

Others’ Experience (automotive manfc., biomechanics).

Data for local needs.

Developing and testing a draft form.

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As a developing country,

Main deficiencies in accident reporting are:

•Incomplete: 60% of data are missing.

•Accuracy.

•Unclear location.

Examples of errors in the data:

1.Factual data (e.g., time, date, age): No errors.

2.Data entry requiring interpretation (e.g., route class, acc. type, road alignment, injury level): Errors.

3.Acc. location: Errors. GPS?

Criteria for the new report:

•Minimal data.

•Consistency.

•Accident location.

•Health data (Fat. def., and inj. Level).

•Accessibility.

Criteria for the new report:

•Minimal data.

•Consistency.

•Accident location.

•Health data (Fat. def., and inj. Level).

•Accessibility.

30 day definition: WHO

Injury level (AIS).

Location on body.

Health Data

Testing:

Average officers (at least100 Acc.).

First round: 70% interviews modification

Second round: >90%

More than 10,000 reports?

The National Information Center

Drivers’ Info

Traf.&Rd. Data???

Traf. Viol .Records

Vehicle Data

Acc. Records

Comp. Environment

Data Accessibility

NIC

Terminals For Local Authorities

Terminals For Police Dpts.

OthersPeriodical Reports

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ErrorFilling out the report

Processing

Filling out the report•irretrievably lost.•in accuracy of definition.•Coding street in different way.•in completion.•direction of travel.•vertical road character.•accident severity.•lime of crash.