Abstract
Road related fatalities remain high in South Africa compared to other African nations. The purpose of this study was to analyze the determinants of road accident fatalities in South Africa’s transport sector. The determinants were examined using the ordinary least squares (OLS) method. The results suggest that drunken driving, paved roads and use of seatbelts are some of the determinants in the number of road related fatalities. The study recommends that the South African government put strict measures in dealing with drunk driving that has contributed to the unnecessary loss of life, especially during holiday periods. Keywords: drunk driving, road safety management, Haddon matrix, enforcement, seatbelts. JEL Classification: O18, R41, Z00, Z18
Highlights
The World Health Organization (WHO) pointed out that 1.17 million deaths occur each year worldwide due to road traffic accidents
Increased motorization may be characterized as the automotive uprising, that is, the motorizing of urban population, especially in the developing countries
The current study aims to bridge this gap by focusing on the road accidents trends and road safety. This is a huge contribution on road safety management. Given such a high fatality rate with such grave consequences, economically the question arises of what are the causes or determinants of road accident fatalities in South Africa? In addition, how best can the government improve road safety management?
Summary
The World Health Organization (WHO) pointed out that 1.17 million deaths occur each year worldwide due to road traffic accidents. Road traffic fatalities are among the main causes of death in South Africa, resulting in socio economic costs for the country. The Transport Minister, Dupio Peters, released the preliminary festive season road accidents from December 2013 to January 2014 In this period only, South Africa recorded 1147 crushes nationally which claimed 1376 lives (SAPA, 2014). This is a huge contribution on road safety management Given such a high fatality rate with such grave consequences, economically the question arises of what are the causes or determinants of road accident fatalities in South Africa? The paper is organized as follows: section 1 focuses on road accidents trends and road safety management in South Africa, section 2, provides the methods used to analyze the determinants of road accidents fatalities, section 3 provides the findings and discussion of the results, and the last section concludes the paper
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
