Critical points of traffic accidents in Ibagué, Colombia
In 2018, the World Health Organization determined that traffic accidents have become a public health concern with an annual rate of 1.2 million people deaths. In Colombia, they are the second cause of death in the population after the consequences derived from chronic diseases. The city of Ibagué re...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oai.estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx:article/2035 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx/index.php/edu/article/view/2035 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | road accidents critical points road culture accidentalidad vial puntos críticos cultura vial. |
| Sumario: | In 2018, the World Health Organization determined that traffic accidents have become a public health concern with an annual rate of 1.2 million people deaths. In Colombia, they are the second cause of death in the population after the consequences derived from chronic diseases. The city of Ibagué reflects that 6 out of 100 000 inhabitants die on the roads each year. To determine this, we study the critical accident points of the city, finding that, apart from mechanical failures, recklessness and drunk drivers, as the main reasons, inappropriate decision-making and ignorance when accessing a roundabout (round point) constitute a common denominator of accidents. |
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