Title: CHARACTERISTICS AND COST OF PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS IN JORDAN
Abstract: Jordan is a small country in the Middle East, which has an area of 90 thousand sq.km and a population of about 4.8 million. In 1997, road accidents in Jordan have resulted in 577 deaths and 16,257 injuries as well as economic losses of about $165 million (US dollars). This paper presents the characteristics and cost of pedestrian accident fatalities. Data on the characteristics were acquired from the police records and other related sources. In this study, a frame was suggested to estimate pedestrian accident fatalities cost. For this purpose, data were obtained from different sources including police, insurance companies, hospitals, and citizen response through questionnaire. Results of the analysis indicated that pedestrian accidents constitute about 15 percent of the total road accidents, but they accounted for 44 percent of the total road accident fatalities. Failure to yield to pedestrian, inattention, and speeding were the major causes of driver errors. In 1997, all involved drivers in pedestrian fatality accidents were male. Analysis of the distribution of pedestrian fatalities by age showed that children under 15 years old make up 53% of the total pedestrian fatalities. Also, analysis revealed that most of these accidents occurred in urban areas with the speed limit of 40-60 km.hr. Finally, analysis made in this study indicated that pedestrian accident fatalities in 1998 cost the country about $16 million.
Publication Year: 2000
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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