Magnitude of, trends in, and associated factors of road traffic collision in central Ethiopia

BMC Public Health

Table 7 Theme: Road traffic collision is caused by a road user problem and aggravated by different factors

Categories	Young age drivers are most frequently involved in RTCs	Trend of RTC is increased due to the incompatibility of vehicle flow and condition of the road	RTCs are mainly caused by drivers’ errors and aggravated by economic problems and other factors	Pedestrian ignorance is huge problem leading to the accident
Codes	High speed	Carelessness	Economical problem	Carelessness
	Improper turning	High speed	High vehicle fleet	Low awareness
	Substance abuse	Road problem	Miss match	Ignorance
	Sleep disturbance	Improper inspection	Licensing issues	Irresponsible
	Working illegally	Sleep disturbance	Light condition	Doing forbidden
	Fail to give priority	Irresponsible	Weather condition
	Carelessness	Fail to give priority	Substance abuse
	Greediness	Releasing strong light	Driving at night
		High vehicle fleet
		Miss match

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