Impacto de la ley uruguaya de seguridad vial en la mortalidad por siniestros de tránsito

Vanerio, Patricio; Trostchansky, Julio; Machado, Fernando; Barrios, Gerardo

doi:10.29193/rmu.34.3.4

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“…These locations, in agreement with studies from other countries, lead to high concentrations of people and pedestrian traffic during large parts of the day and other factors that are present in these areas, which can lead to RTA. [29][30][31][32] In this study, we found a high increase of crashes in places with bicycle lanes. This behavior is similar to that found in a study in Australia, in which road accidents were 5.3 times more frequent in streets with bicycles lanes.…”

Section: Rev Bras Epidemiol 2021; 24: E210003mentioning

confidence: 90%

Predictors and geographic analysis of road traffic accidents in Leon, Nicaragua

Toval-Ruíz

Rojas‐Roque

Hernández-Vasquéz

2021

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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Objective: To identify environmental factors present in areas with high density of road traffic accidents (RTA) in Leon, Nicaragua. Methods: The analysis included all accidents recorded by the Police Department in León City, from January to June 2017. All crashes were georeferenced, and data were collected from the environment elements within a perimeter of 20 meters from the site in which accidents occurred with a pre-tested data collection instrument. We specified a Poisson regression model to estimate incidence rate ratios (IRR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) to determine environmental factors associated with the event incidence. For the identification areas with high, medium, and low occurrences of crashes, kernel density around points in which RTA occurred were estimated. Results: Out of 667 recorded crashes, 90% involved men aged 15-40, and motorcycle accidents represented 60% of injuries or deaths. Environmental factors that were positively associated with RTA included good road conditions (adjusted IRR = 1.36, 95%CI 1.13 - 1.63) and the existence of bicycle lanes (adjusted IRR = 1.64, 95%CI 1.29 - 2.10). Environmental characteristics associated with higher speeds and heavier accidents can increase their incidence. Conclusion: We found that high-foot-traffic commercial or touristic centers are three areas with high density of crashes. Local authorities can use these findings to promote road safety measures in high-incidence areas in León City.

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Section: Rev Bras Epidemiol 2021; 24: E210003mentioning

confidence: 90%