TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Impact of vehicle-related factors on speed selection and accident severity rates
JO  - International journal of vehicle safety
A1  - Atombo, Charles
A1  - Turkson, Richard Fiifi
A1  - Akple, Maxwell Selase
SP  - 210
EP  - 225
VL  - 12
IS  - 3/4
N2  - We investigated the impact of vehicle-related factors on speed at which accidents occur and accident severity rates. To achieve the objectives of the study, incident rate ratio effects were considered. The data was collected from the Ghana Police Motor Transport and Traffic Department accident database, vehicle owners, garages of auto-mechanics and welders in Ghana. The result shows that engine capacity, vehicle type and type of drive had significant impact on rates of accident severity. Additionally, the effect of engine capacity, vehicle age, vehicle type and type of drive on the speed at which accidents occur was also highly significant. An increase in speed and accident severity rates was explained primarily by high-engine capacity, 4WDs, AWDs and the size of vehicles. Again, an increase in vehicle age increased injuries. Therefore, it is important for authorities to strengthen the enforcement of traffic rules to control drivers' aggression speed and reduce accidents.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1479-3105
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJVS.2022.129621
ID  - ref1
ER  -