Abstract

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN IRAQ FOR THE PERIOD (2010-2016) ANALYTICAL STUDY IN THE GEOGRAPHY OF TRANSPORT

Asst. Prof. Abdulsattar Abbood Kadhim

Volume: 9 Issue: 1 2019

Abstract:

The study indicated that the highest level of accidents for the period (2010 2016) was during the year 2012, where the total number of incidents reached to (24842) accidents, and the number of injured reached to (68544) for the same period above mentioned. The study showed that the driver was the main cause of the accidents, as the total accidents caused by the driver for the period studied reached to (45953) accidents with ratio (70%). The classification of accidents according to the category of road was the main road with the largest share of the total, where the total incidents in this category reached to (34639) accidents with ration (52.65%). The classification of accidents by type of incident highlights the type of collision accident was in the first place with a total of (32206) accidents by (51.93%). As for the time of the accident (at the noon ), most of the accidents occurred during the day, reached to 43551 accidents with ratio (66.19%).

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