Abstract
Road traffic accidents are the eighth leading cause of death globally, and the leading cause of death for young people aged 15-29 (productive age group). The objective of the thesis is to examine the causes of road traffic accidents in Hargeisa City. Both primary and secondary data sources were used. Primary data was collected from a sample of pedestrians and drivers by using a questionnaire and field observation. Also, archival documents and interviews with key informants from the Hargeisa traffic police. About 144 sample pedestrians and 80 sample drivers were drawn from a sampling frame of pedestrians and drivers using a purposive sampling technique. The data was analyzed through both descriptive and inferential statistics and narration for quantitative and qualitative information, respectively . According to the findings of the chi-square test, the following factors are associated with road traffic accidents in Hargeisa city: drivers age (0.001), driver′s speed (0.003), failure to give pedestrians priority to pass first as required by law (0.027), use of mobile phones (0.008), and non-use of seat belts (0.009), drivers violating traffic rules and regulations (0.015). As the main contributing factors to road traffic accidents in the city. The study recommended that unless immediate actions to revert the problem are taken, it will worsen in the future as motorization and the population of the city grow altogether. Keywords: Causes, Road Traffic Accidents, Pedestrians, Drivers, Hargeisa, Somaliland DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/12-3-03 Publication date: February 28 th 2022
Highlights
IntroductionBackground of the study The African Region continues to have the highest road traffic death rates (WHO, 2015)
Research Objective The general objective of the study is to analyze the causes of road traffic accidents in Hargeisa city, Somaliland
The goal of this study was to examine the current state of road traffic accidents in Hargeisa city, with causes of road traffic accidents
Summary
Background of the study The African Region continues to have the highest road traffic death rates (WHO, 2015). The condition of road traffic accidents is most severe in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the lives of millions are lost and a significant amount of property is damaged (WHO, 2021). Social and economic costs of road traffic accidents are high; when productivity loss and expenses incurred were measured, the world is losing $800 billion annually, and the cost in the developing world was estimated to be about $80 million (TRL, 2010). Traffic accidents caused 2,043 injuries; saw the damage of 1,649 vehicles, and the loss of 5,003 heads of livestock. One of the major causes of these accidents is poor general road knowledge and lack of traffic safety regulations (NDP, 2017-2021)
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