%0 Journal Article
%T Risk factors affecting fatal versus non-fatal road traffic accidents: the case of Kars Province, Turkey
%J International journal for traffic and transport engineering (Belgrade)
%D 2014
%A Celik, Ali Kemal
%A Senger, Ötüken
%V 4
%N 3
%P 339-351
%X The aim of this paper is to determine risk factors affecting the fatal versus non-fatal accidents in a rural region of Turkey, during 2008-2012, considering variables associated with the individual, the environment, and the motor vehicle. A retrospective study was conducted by obtaining the data from the traffic police road accident reports between 2008 and 2012. A stepwise logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze the data and critical factors that contributed significantly to fatal versus non-fatal traffic accidents. The results revealed that the driver's age (OR = 1.09; 90% CI = 1.05 - 1.14), clear weather (OR = 0.11; 90% CI = 0.02 - 0.65), winter season (OR = 0.16; 90% CI = 0.03 - 0.75), straight (OR = 0.22; 90% CI = 0.05 - 0.91) or slight road curve/bend (OR = 0.17; 90% CI = 0.04 - 0.83), the driver's education (OR = 0.18; 90% CI = 0.04 - 0.85) and the purpose of the vehicle (OR = 0.20; 90% CI = 0.04 - 0.94) were the significant factors affecting road traffic accidents over the sample period.   Keywords: road traffic accidents, risk factors, logistic regression, fatal, non-fatal, Turkey.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I City Net Scientific Research Center, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade
%@ 2217-5652
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.7708/ijtte.2014.4(3).07