TRAFFIC SAFETY AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF KONYA DISTRICTS

Year 2024, Volume: 12 Issue: 4, 1034 - 1046, 01.12.2024

Atiye Bilim

https://doi.org/10.36306/konjes.1558785

Abstract

Road traffic accidents are a major problem worldwide, causing both loss of life and permanent disability. In order to prevent and reduce these losses and damages, it is very important to determine the causes of traffic accidents. Analyzing the population under the influence of traffic accidents can more realistically reflect the risk situation of the region in terms of traffic safety. The aim of this study is to analyze the situation of Konya districts in terms of traffic safety. For this purpose, the traffic accidents that occurred in 2019-2023 in 28 districts of Konya, excluding the central districts, were examined and the risk situation of the districts in terms of traffic safety was determined by the relative risk ratio. According to the results of the analysis, the districts with high relative risk value were determined as the most risky districts in terms of traffic safety. These districts are Ereğli, Karapınar, Seydişehir, Ilgın, Akşehir, Güneysınır, Beyşehir, Kadınhanı and Cumra. Yalıhüyük was found to be the district with the lowest risk. It was found that in the districts defined as high-risk, traffic accidents occurred mostly where the speed limit was 50 km/h. The relative risk rate was high in Ereğli, Karapınar, Seydişehir, Ilgın and Akşehir districts in all the years analyzed. For this reason, the types of accidents in these districts were studied and it was found that the most frequent type of accident was the side-on collision. In addition, it was found that the drivers involved in the most traffic accidents in these districts were drivers between the ages of 18 and 29. Such analyses are an important resource for the creation and implementation of traffic safety policies.

Keywords

Traffic Accident, Relative Risk Ratio, Traffic Safety, Road Safety, Konya

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