Bener Abdulbari, Abu-Zidan Fikri M, Bensiali Abdel K, Al-Mulla Ahmad A, Jadaan Khair S
Department of Medical Statistics & Epidemiology, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
Saudi Med J. 2003 Jun;24(6):603-8.
To review the road safety situation in developed and developing countries compared with the Arabian Gulf countries and suggest a strategy to improve it. The role of road engineers in reducing accidents is highlighted.
This is a retrospective study of road traffic accidents (RTAS) for a period from 1988 to 1998 in Arabian Gulf Countries. The data was taken from the Directorate of Traffic and Ministry of Health records in Gulf Countries. Additional data was obtained from other sources including the World Health Organizations Statistics Annuals, International Road Federation, Transport Road Research Laboratory and accident facts publications. Overall fatality and injury rates of RTAs were calculated.
The lack of reliable data is a serious problem in most of the developing countries. It is quite reasonable to assume that the incidence of accidents is much larger than actually reported. A comparison of vehicle ownership levels and safety parameters in both developed and developing countries is presented to highlight the relative seriousness of the road safety situation in different countries. The fatality rates (per population and per vehicles) are selected for comparison purposes from developed and developing countries.
Road traffic accidents continue to be a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the Arabian Gulf Countries leading to substantial wastage of life and national resources. Further investigation is essential and will require close inter-sectoral collaboration between, traffic police, health, law, and transport authorities. Developing a research strategy for prevention will reduce casualties and death on the road.
对比发达国家、发展中国家与阿拉伯海湾国家的道路安全状况，并提出改善策略。强调道路工程师在减少事故方面的作用。
这是一项对阿拉伯海湾国家1988年至1998年期间道路交通事故（RTAS）的回顾性研究。数据取自海湾国家交通局和卫生部的记录。其他数据来自包括世界卫生组织统计年报、国际道路联合会、交通道路研究实验室和事故事实出版物等其他来源。计算了道路交通事故的总体死亡率和受伤率。
在大多数发展中国家，缺乏可靠数据是一个严重问题。可以合理假设事故发生率远高于实际报告的数字。列出了发达国家和发展中国家车辆拥有水平及安全参数的对比情况，以突出不同国家道路安全状况的相对严重性。为进行对比，选取了发达国家和发展中国家的死亡率（按人口和按车辆计算）。
道路交通事故仍是阿拉伯海湾国家死亡和发病的主要原因，导致大量生命和国家资源的浪费。进一步调查至关重要，这需要交通警察、卫生、法律和交通部门之间密切的跨部门合作。制定预防研究策略将减少道路上的伤亡和死亡。
