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- Title
Acidentes de motocicleta no município de Rio Branco: caracterização e tendências.
- Authors
Rocha, Greiciane da Silva; Schor, Néia
- Abstract
The scope of this paper is to assess traffic accidents involving motorcycles, the victims involved and the increase in the fleet compared with other vehicles in Rio Branco, State of Acre. It is an epidemiological, descriptive and transversal study of accidents between 2005 and 2008 recorded by the Acre State Highway Department. There were 3,582 motorcycle accidents and 3,768 victims in the period. The motorcycle fleet increased by 72.8%, with involvement in accidents increasing by 42.2%, while accidents involving other vehicles only increased by 9.2%. As regards victims, there is a predominance of men, with rates of 561.1, with the age groups of between 20 and 29 and 30 and 39 being the highest, with 755.4 and 542.2, respectively. With reference to accident characteristics, the highest number of accidents - 32.4% - occurred in the afternoon, followed by the morning with 29.2% and the evening with 28.9%. 18.3% occurred on Saturdays and 15.7% on Sundays. Collisions were the commonest kind of accident, with 3,036 (84.8%) occurrences. The conclusion drawn is that it is essential to stage ongoing preventive programs and ensure greater integration among the institutions involved, with planning and campaigns to reverse the current situation.
- Subjects
ACRE (Brazil); BRAZIL; MOTORCYCLING accidents; TRAFFIC accident statistics; TRAFFIC accident victims; AGE groups
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2013, Vol 18, Issue 3, p721
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S1413-81232013000300018