An Investigation of Road Accidents Casuality in Dar es Salaam: A Case of Reported Motor Vehicle Accidents in 2018.

Mchawe, Leyla A. (2020) An Investigation of Road Accidents Casuality in Dar es Salaam: A Case of Reported Motor Vehicle Accidents in 2018. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

Increase in rate of accidents is considered to be among the factors that lead to increase in number of death rate and disability to the people having seen that; the researcher was more interested in assessing the road accidents causality in Dar es Salaam. Specifically, the study aimed at determining the extent to which human factors, climate factors, mechanical errors and the measures that can be used to reduce road accidents causality in Dar es Salaam. Case study research design methodology was used where two sampling techniques were used in the study, which were purposive and simple sampling procedure. 30 traffic police were selected from the purposive sampling while 30 Pedestrians and 20 drivers were randomly selected and 5 Key informants were interviewed from the SUMATRA. Also, the study used both primary and secondary data collection. From the findings it was observed that human factors such as drinking alcohol habits, irresponsible behaviour, wrong overtaking, failure to follow road signs tiredness/sleeping, mobile phone usage while driving, lack of driving knowledge excessive speeding inadequate visibility and non-use of seat belts. Climatic condition is also among the factors, which lead to road traffic accidents due to heavy rainfall, travelling in darkness, hot environmental condition and strong wind. Finally, the study reported on the measures to be taken which was development of comprehensive road safety program, link between the driving schools and the police stations, continuous driving training, health status, low enforcement. The study concludes that road accidents in Dar es Salaam can only be reduced if people are well educated on the proper ways of using the roads and lastly it was recommended that the government should consider road safety as the political priority by insisting people on the proper ways of using the roads as well as the health centres should be responsible in giving awareness on the health losses.

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