Aetiological factors contributing to road traffic accidents in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia

Nofal, Fatin H.; Saeed, Abdalla A.; Anokute, Charles C.

doi:10.1177/146642409611600508

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“…Among solutions to minimize congestion at peak times are the use of one or two lanes from the opposite side of the free highway. Environmental factors such as rain, fog, and dust have minimal effects on RTAs in Saudi Arabia 4. However, extreme heat is responsible for 39% of all accidents due to tire blowouts 27.…”

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“…These efforts have been mostly directed toward limited changes in traffic laws and improving roads, not addressing the root causes. The legal regulatory framework is not well-enforced and minimal attention is paid to changing driver behavior, which is considered the most important and most difficult factor to control 34. Many programs and campaigns have failed to re-educate drivers, probably because they were targeting the wrong audience.…”

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Trauma care systems in Saudi Arabia: an agenda for action

2010

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Saudi Arabia is undergoing a rapid population growth that along with improved socioeconomics has led many individuals to own a car or even a number of cars per family, resulting in a greater number of vehicles on the roads. The reduced focus on good public transportation systems and the dependence on cars for transportation have created a diversity of drivers who are unfamiliar with the local driving rules and lack the basic skills for safe driving. This is in addition to some young drivers who frequently violate traffic laws and tend to speed most of the time. This unplanned expansion in road traffic has resulted in more car accidents, injuries, disabilities, and deaths. Accompanying that is an increased socioeconomic burden, depletion of human resources, emotional and psychological stress on families, and a strain on healthcare facilities. If this continues without prompt intervention, it will lead to increased insurance premiums and may become unmanageable. To minimize this impact, a national or regional multidisciplinary trauma system has to be developed and implemented. A trauma system is a preplanned, comprehensive, and coordinated regional injury response network that includes all facilities with the capability to care for the injured. Essential components of the system include trauma prevention, prehospital care, hospital care, rehabilitation, system administration, trauma care education and training, trauma care evaluation and quality improvement, along with the participation of society. Research has documented a significant decrease in morbidity and mortality from trauma after the implementation of such systems, depending on their efficiency. The purpose of this review is to discuss the problem of road traffic accidents in this country and address the trauma care system as an effective solution.

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Trauma care systems in Saudi Arabia: an agenda for action

2010

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“…However, such data is not available in Saudi Arabia and studies on the underlying causes of road traffic accidents are limited. One local study analyzing around 13,000 police records over a three and a half-year period identified driver errors, including lack of attention, over-exhaustion, and fatigue as the main contributing factors in about two thirds of crashes [13] . Another study, on a random sample of about 2500 drivers from the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, inquires about the use of seat-belts and mobile phones while driving, but no inquiry into sleepiness was reported [14] .…”

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Tobacco Smoking and Dental Periapical Condition in a Sample of Saudi Arabian Sub-Population

Bahammam

2012

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Sleepiness in drivers is an important factor contributing to road traffic accidents. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of sleepiness among car drivers involved in road traffic accidents in Saudi Arabia, and its impact on the accidents. From January to June 2008, all drivers admitted to King Abdulaziz Medical City in Jeddah following their involvement in road traffic accidents, were interviewed within 24 hrs from admission using a questionnaire. Sleepiness was estimated using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Stanford Sleepiness Scale. Of all the drivers interviewed, 10.3% reported sleepiness as the main cause of accident; 27.9% reported snoring at night; 47% usually went to sleep after midnight; and 72.1% slept 6 hrs or less per night. Of the drivers with a Stanford Sleepiness Scale of 4-7, 41.1% attributed their accidents to sleepiness, and among drivers with an Epworth Sleepiness Scale of ≥ 10, 70% attributed their accidents to factors other than sleepiness. Most drivers in the study sample had poor sleeping habits, and sleepiness as a risk factor for road traffic accidents was more prevalent when quantified using subjective validated measures.

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“…These findings were in accord with what had been reported in previous studies. [18] In our study, it was obvious that the students was convinced about the importance of the use of seat belts (85%) and its impact on the rate and complications of disability from RTAs (58.3%). However, many students used seat belts because of their fear of punishment resulting from noncompliance.…”

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