title: The pattern of fatalities by age, seat belt usage and time of day on road accidents.
abstract: The objectives of this article were to identify the pattern of fatalities by age, belt use and time of day on road accidents of south-east Iran. A sample of over 3091 accident cases was considered from Kerman police forces, involving drivers of all ages, and covering a three-year period. Female drivers were found to be generally safer drivers than their male counterparts; male drivers not using a seat belt had a higher involvement rate in road traffic accidents, and also males within the age group of 26-33 had more involvement in accidents. Time of day analyses suggested that the problem of accidents in darkness is not a matter of visibility, but a consequence of the way drivers use the roads at night. The article ends with a number of recommended measures for the improvement of road safety in south-east Iran.
authors.affiliation: Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran. gmohammadi@mail.uk.ac.ir
authors.forename: Ghorbanali
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult