Analyzing the location situation and effects of police presence and law enforcement on accidents

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Article Type:
Research/Original Article (ترویجی)
Abstract:
Background and aim

Every year, a large number of accidents cause many deaths that the cause of most of these accidents is neglect of drivers and failure to observe the traffic rules. However, the presence of police and law enforcement on the roads greatly reduces the amount of violations and the number of accidents has faced declining. Drivers always have different opinions about the police presence, according to the quantity and quality of participation, drivers gender and police patrols location have been different.

Method

This research is in kind of practical and descriptive-analytic method to investigate and analyze the location and effects of police law enforcement on driving accidents in Kashan city. The statistical society was the drivers of Kashan city who had experience of driving on the suburban roads that 383 persons were selected using Cochran formula. Using a researcher-made questionnaire with good reliability and validity of the study was collected the desired items of research and in SPSS software area was considered necessary
inferential analyzes

findings

The results of the research indicate the presence and enforcement of police law and increased caution and observance of the rules by drivers. The police presence also has been reduced speed and thus reduces driving accidents. . In terms of citizens, the location of police patrols on suburban roads is less than the average of the theory and is inappropriate.

Suggestions

At the end, it was suggested that the location of the mobile traffic police patrols should not be constant, and at any time of the day in different places of the road and in diverse situations change without any emphasis on the slope and increased driver speeds

Language:
Persian
Published:
فصلنامه راهور, Volume:15 Issue: 44, 2019
Pages:
125 to 148
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