Open AccessRoad Traffic Accident in Malaysia: Trends, Selected Underlying, Determinants and Status Intervention
Author(s) -
Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin,
Noorjima Abd Wahab,
Roslan Umar,
Ahmad Shakir Mohd Saudi,
Muhammad Hafiz Md Saad,
Sarah Alisa Abdul Razak Nik Rozaireen Nik Rosdi,
Muhamad Murtadha Merzuki,
Ahmad Fikri Abdullah,
S. Nur Amirah,
Asyraff Mohd Ridzuan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2227-524X
DOI - 10.14419/ijet.v7i4.34.23839
Subject(s) - environmental health , road traffic , road accident , geography , medicine , mortality rate , pedestrian , intervention (counseling) , demography , socioeconomics , medical emergency , transport engineering , engineering , surgery , psychiatry , sociology
This paper includes review of the trends, selected underlying, determinants and status intervention. The 1.17 million of deaths occur each year worldwide due to road accidents 70 % of which occur in developing countries in the world. 65% of deaths involve pedestrian’s causes, 35 % of which are children. Estimates suggest that 23–34 million people are injured worldwide every year in road crashes. Fatal accidents are among the major factors of death in the world apart from chronic diseases such as stroke, lung infections, respiratory difficulties and heart disease. The rise in fatal accidents in Malaysia is 70%. This study was conducted to study the rate of fatal accidents on roads in the state of Selangor and Perlis based on fatal accident data for a period of five years from 2013 to 2017. The data were analyzed using quantitative methods which took into account the research conducted by researchers last. Based on analyzed data, the state of Selangor recorded the highest accident rate while Perlis state recorded the lowest accident rate. Among other things being studied are factors affecting the rate of road accidents in both states. In conclusion, the traffic, the physical structure of the road and the road users' focus is a factor of road accidents more concentrated in a particular area.