Road safety in low-income countries: state of knowledge and future directions

S Heydari, A Hickford, R McIlroy, J Turner, AM Bachani - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Road safety in low-income countries (LICs) remains a major concern. Given the expected
increase in traffic exposure due to the relatively rapid motorisation of transport in LICs, it is …

The global macroeconomic burden of road injuries: estimates and projections for 166 countries

S Chen, M Kuhn, K Prettner, DE Bloom - The Lancet Planetary Health, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Road injuries are among the ten leading causes of death worldwide and also
impede economic wellbeing and macroeconomic performance. Beyond medical data on the …

Morbidity and mortality from road injuries: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

SL James, LR Lucchesi, C Bisignano… - Injury …, 2020 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Background The global burden of road injuries is known to follow complex geographical,
temporal and demographic patterns. While health loss from road injuries is a major topic of …

A novel internet of things-enabled accident detection and reporting system for smart city environments

F Bhatti, MA Shah, C Maple, SU Islam - sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Internet of Things-enabled Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are gaining significant
attention in academic literature and industry, and are seen as a solution to enhancing road …

Road safety: challenges and opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean

S Martinez, R Sanchez, P Yanez-Pagans - Latin American Economic …, 2019 - Springer
An estimated 1.3 million people die in traffic accidents each year worldwide and millions
more are injured, with developing countries disproportionately affected. It is predicted that …

Investigating influence factors of traffic violation using multinomial logit method

TB Ambo, J Ma, C Fu - International journal of injury control and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Deaths and injuries resulted from road traffic crashes remain a serious problem globally,
and current trends suggest that this will continue to be the case in the foreseeable future …

Acute injuries resulting from accidents involving powered mobility devices (PMDs)—Development and outcomes of PMD-related accidents in Sweden

A Carlsson, J Lundälv - Traffic injury prevention, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Objective: Powered mobility devices (PMDs) are commonly used as aids for older
people and people with disabilities, subgroups of vulnarable road users (VRUs) who are …

Road safety in Nigeria: unravelling the challenges, measures, and strategies for improvement

C Uzondu, S Jamson, G Marsden - International journal of injury …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Stakeholders play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth design and implementation of
policies worldwide. This research presents the results of three focus groups carried out with …

Economic burden of road traffic injuries in Nepal

A Banstola, J Kigozi, P Barton, J Mytton - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The evidence of the economic burden of road traffic injuries (RTIs) in Nepal is limited. The
most recent study, conducted in 2008, is now considered outdated because there has been …

Mortalidad por lesiones de tránsito y desigualdades sociales en Colombia, 2019

J Murillo-Hoyos, LM García-Moreno… - … de Salud Pública, 2023 - SciELO Public Health
Objetivo. Evaluar la asociación entre las desigualdades sociales y la mortalidad por
lesiones de tránsito en Colombia durante 2019. Métodos. En este estudio ecológico se …