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a fairly long period of time. Factors such as sleep while driving, over speeding, overloading, and drunk driving also play a big role in causing road traffic accidents. Experienced drivers with better knowledge about the characteristics of the road, safety, traffic signs, and rules tend to cause fewer traffic accidents. While drivers with low experience cause more accidents. The older one gets, the fewer accidents they are likely to cause because they are more likely to be experienced than the young. Hence, drivers who are between the ages of 18 and 30 and 31 and 50 are the ones who cause more traffic accidents than the older ones (>51). Female drivers are more responsible when driving and less likely to cause accidents than male drivers. Most male drivers are emotional and might be addicted to substances like chat. But this could also be since there are fewer female drivers than male drivers. A lack of education is also rarely underreported. In
January 2018, retrospective research was conducted in
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more active during these seasons, there tend to be more accidents encountered during these seasons. In general, the incidence of accidents is high during the day due to heavy traffic movement (vehicles and pedestrians), but the risk of accidents is higher during the night compared to the day due to darkness, inappropriate use of vehicle lights, and drunk driving. Crowding is another major risk factor for RTA in
Ethiopia, and the common risk places are offices, market centers, churches, residential areas, and recreational areas.
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90:, road traffic accidents are a serious problem. The Analyzing Traffic Accident research suggested that there were more than 29,1577 accidents in the past eleven years, including 912,956 kilometers road network and 68,100 motorized vehicles were developed. From 2007/2008 years to 2017/2018 years, the variation of
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The vehicle factor is also another important factor that contributes to traffic accidents. The longer the service time the vehicle provides, the higher the probability of the occurrence of mechanical defects, which in turn cause traffic accidents. It is believed that vehicles used for 5 or more years
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in
Ethiopia are driver factors such as not giving way to both vehicles and pedestrians, driving too close, not using the right side, and improper turning. From 1999 to 2013, most causes of traffic accidents were male drivers, uneducated people, experienced drivers, and vehicles that had been used for
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Environmental factors like weather and light conditions also have a great contribution to road traffic accidents. One might assume that accidents happen more in the extreme seasons, like the rainy or winter seasons, but it’s the reverse. More accidents happen during the good season. Since people are
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In 2021, the
Federal Police Commission report issued that the country experienced 15,034 road accidents during the fiscal year that ended on 7 July 2021, leaving 4,161 people dead. The accidents left 5,763 injuries, while 5,110 others sustained minor injuries. Police also recorded 31,643 accidents
628:
The FDRE Ministry of
Transport and logistics with other stakeholders and partners has prepared a strategy based on the understanding of local context and international best practices. The strategy aims to reduce fatal road traffic injuries due to road traffic crashes by 50% in the next ten years
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Roads with bad surfaces and designs are prone to causing more accidents. Theoretically, roads with bad designs (steep, crossroads, T, O, and X shapes) are considered to be causing more traffic accidents than roads with good designs (street roads), but in reality, RTA is common in street roads in
625:. Poor insurance law, emergency services, lack of safety knowledge in mixed traffic flow system and poor road network is other factors affecting the traffic. Although the country regulated road safety draft strategies, there is no national government policy in Ethiopia.
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followed by passenger vehicles which constituted 34.5% of all accidents in the region. About half of 54.8% of accidents occurred on expressway. From April to June 2015, STEPS conducted surveys between the age of 15 and 69 using violence and injury questions by using
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policy involving infrastructural, and legal issues. Even though the government regulated draft strategies to improve traffic efficiency and reduce road traffic accidents, major problems are escalated by pedestrians as well as drivers. Drivers' bad behavior including
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traffic police office, and 255 records were taken from
September 2009 to the date. The result showed that drivers' educational level played a crucial role in road traffic accidents such as people below 12th grade were the most contributor of fatal car accidents.
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Gebremichael, Mussie; Guta, Mulugeta; Gedefaw, Mola; Bekele, Alemayehu; Shiferaw, Fassil; Gelibo, Terefe; Getachew, Theodros; Mudie, Kissi; Amenu, Kassahun; Defar, Atkure; Teklie, Habtamu; Taddele, Tefera; Taye, Girum; Getnet, Misrak; Gonfa, Geremew (2017).
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RTA-related causalities are extremely high in
Ethiopia. Male young adults and vulnerable road users are at increased risk of RTAs. There is a urgent need for bringing road safety to the country's public health
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As of 3 March 2021, the
Federal Police Commission said some 1,848 people died from traffic accidents in Ethiopia during the first six months of the 2020–21 fiscal year starting from July 2020.
252:(WHO) reported in 2013 that Ethiopia is amongst country to have the highest road accident, estimated about 4,984.3 deaths per 100,000 vehicles per year, compared to 574 across
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1133:"Patterns of road traffic accident, nature of related injuries, and post-crash outcome determinants in western Ethiopia - a hospital based study"
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standard questionnaire. The respondents involved road traffic crash during the past 12 months, by sex, age, and place of residence as follows:
62:(WHO) in 2013 reported that Ethiopia recorded the highest road traffic accident, estimated about 4,984.3 deaths per 100,000 vehicles per year.
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There are several factors that lead to road traffic accidents in
Ethiopia, such as driver, vehicle, road, and environmental factors.
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256:. In addition, the number of people who are victims of car crashes are about 30 times higher than of the United States.
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Poor infrastructure and low traffic enforcement along with other factors enlisted as the major problem in
Ethiopia. In
1197:. Department of Transport, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. November 2020. pp. 38–39. Archived from
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856:"Prevalence and determinants of road traffic injuries in Ethiopia: Based on the 2015 STEPS survey findings"
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Woyessa, Ashenafi Habte; Heyi, Worku Dechasa; Ture, Nesru Hiko; Moti, Burtukan Kebede (2021-03-01).
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According to the Amhara Region Police Commission, almost half of 51% of car accidents occurred by
965:"Road traffic accident: The neglected health problem in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia"
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950:"The Economic Effect of Road Traffic Accidents in Ethiopia: Evidence from Addis Ababa City"
911:"Traffic accidents kill over 1,840 Ethiopian people in 6 months - Xinhua | English.news.cn"
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1102:"Road Traffic Accidents in Ethiopia: Magnitude, Causes and Possible Interventions"
999:"Determinants of fatal car accident risk in Finote Selam town, Northwest Ethiopia"
621:, 14.5% of all accidents and 24% of fatalities, has high traffic movement next to
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and actions are the main contributor of traffic accident in Ethiopia.
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that caused property damage worth more than 2.28 million birr. The
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Trends, Causes, and Costs of Road Traffic Accidents in Ethiopia
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cause more accidents than vehicles used for less than 5 years.
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F.D.R.E. Transport Sector Ten Years Perspective Plan 2020–2030
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629:(2021–2030) These draft strategies on road safety include.
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The causative factors of road traffic accident in Ethiopia
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starting from 7 July 2021, leaving 4,161 people dead. The
887:"Over 4,160 Killed in Traffic Accidents last Fiscal Year"
840:"Ethiopia STEPS Survey 2015 - WHO/OMS: Extranet Systems"
766:"Road Traffic Accident in Ethiopia from 2007/08-2017/18"
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826:"Road traffic accident: The neglected health problem"
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1188:"Road Transport Safety Performance Evaluation".
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16:Overview road traffic accidents in Ethiopia
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121:Percent Involved in road traffic crashes
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963:Mekonnen, F. H.; Teshager, S. (2014).
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1227:Road incident deaths in Ethiopia
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674:Kussia, Amanuel (2017-01-18).
648:Graduated driver license (GDL)
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997:Tadege, Melaku (2020-05-06).
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387:Not give way for pedestrians
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728:10.1371/journal.pone.0202240
639:Speed Control/ rumble strips
7:
1149:10.1016/j.afjem.2020.09.008
764:Deme, Debela (2019-06-14).
645:Mandatory motorcycle helmet
633:Legislation and enforcement
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1016:10.1186/s12889-020-08760-z
636:Public Awareness/Education
361:Not give way for vehicles
94:coverage in kilometer and
1100:Persson, A. (July 2008).
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295:Road traffic accidents
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20:Road traffic accidents
1222:Transport in Ethiopia
543:No use of right side
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254:Sub-Saharan countries
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291:Driver factors:
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132:Both sexes
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656:References
607:Ethiopia.
66:Prevalence
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309:REASONS
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24:Ethiopia
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162:30-44
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129:Women
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