Assessing The Factors Affecting Traffic Accidents And Its Preventions: A Case Study

摘要

This study was intended to explore the factors that caused the traffic accidents and was to find out the efforts to decrease the traffic accidents in legal regions in the resort police in Muaro Jambi, Indonesia. The data were collected through interviews with police officers and the perpetrators or violators. We also used documents related to accident reports. The results of the data analyses indicated that two factors that influence the occurrence of traffic accidents that cause the death of other people in the jurisdiction of the resort police in Muaro Jambi, including are internal factors (e.g., driving in a drowsy condition) and external factors (e.g., there are sharp turns, unavailability of crossing facilities or zebra cross). The findings of our study also revealed that the efforts to overcome traffic accidents include preventive efforts (e.g., sufficient rest, adding zebra cross) and repressive efforts (e.g., arrest and detain traffic violators in accordance with applicable laws).