{"title":"Road traffic accidents and safety programme in Turkey.","authors":"A P Akgüngör","doi":"10.1080/17457300701371961","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Worldwide economic costs associated with road traffic accidents are estimated at around $518 billion (US) annually. The author argues that Turkey has two to five times more traffic accident-related fatalities and injuries than some European countries primarily because Turkey's passenger and freight traffic is concentrated (95%) on its highway transportation network. Turkish traffic fatalities, injuries, and accidents are briefly evaluated in this study. The author concludes that there will continue to be a significant increase in the number of traffic injuries and accidents unless necessary precautions are made. Factors contributing to projected increases include poor health rehabilitation and emergency services, reckless driving, inadequacy of road safety policies, rapid increases in motor vehicle numbers, and an insufficient road system.","PeriodicalId":47014,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion","volume":"14 2","pages":"119-21"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2007-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/17457300701371961","citationCount":"11","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300701371961","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 11
Abstract
Worldwide economic costs associated with road traffic accidents are estimated at around $518 billion (US) annually. The author argues that Turkey has two to five times more traffic accident-related fatalities and injuries than some European countries primarily because Turkey's passenger and freight traffic is concentrated (95%) on its highway transportation network. Turkish traffic fatalities, injuries, and accidents are briefly evaluated in this study. The author concludes that there will continue to be a significant increase in the number of traffic injuries and accidents unless necessary precautions are made. Factors contributing to projected increases include poor health rehabilitation and emergency services, reckless driving, inadequacy of road safety policies, rapid increases in motor vehicle numbers, and an insufficient road system.
期刊介绍：
International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion (formerly Injury Control and Safety Promotion) publishes articles concerning all phases of injury control, including prevention, acute care and rehabilitation. Specifically, this journal will publish articles that for each type of injury: •describe the problem •analyse the causes and risk factors •discuss the design and evaluation of solutions •describe the implementation of effective programs and policies The journal encompasses all causes of fatal and non-fatal injury, including injuries related to: •transport •school and work •home and leisure activities •sport •violence and assault
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