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Table 1 Barriers in road traffic injury prevention

From: The requirements and challenges in preventing of road traffic injury in Iran. A qualitative study

Categories

Human factor

Transport system

Coordination

Sub categories

Traffic safety culture

Enforcement

Vehicle safety

Infrastructure

Organizational coordination

Codes

Lack of road safety knowledge

Lack of strengthened traffic law legislation

Insufficient vehicle safety

Lack of separate lanes for low speed vehicles

Lack of an overall agency to coordinate road safety policy

 

Lack of compliance with traffic law

Lack of sufficient authority for traffic police

Lack of vehicle safety standards test

Lack of safe routes for walking and cycling

Lack of coordination among organizations

 

Lack of knowledge of traffic law

Lack of modern equipment for traffic police monitoring

Old car fleet

Insufficient road repairs

Parallel activities for some tasks

 

A sense of urgency in road-users

Too easy to get driving license

Incompatibility of the vehicles on the road

Many accident black spots

Interaction in the duties of the other organizations

 

Driving without caution

Old fashioned traffic monitoring by police

Difficulty in motorcycle visibility

Inadequately separated roads

Lack of sustainability of the preventive plan

 

Insufficient driving training prior to licence

Low fines for traffic offences

Non-standard motorcycles

Non-standard roads

Lack of comprehensive injury surveillance

 

Lack of confidence in motorcycle helmet use

Difficulty in confiscating vehicles from offenders

Lack of attention to child safety equipment

Lack of guard rails on dangerous roads

Excessive workload for traffic police dealing with drivers

 

Lack of attention to seat belt use

Public's lack of confidence in the police

Lack of vehicle air bags

Inadequate traffic signs on the roads

Lack of a "National Decision" for RTI prevention

 

Traditional wearing of dark clothes

Lack of sustainability of the preventive plan

Lack of ABS

Insufficient road lighting

Lack of enough research activities

 

People's expectations of leniency

from police when offending

 

Substandard motorcycles

 

Lack of reliable RTI data

 

Low attention to traffic calming

 

Lack of standard equipment in vehicles

 

Inadequate public transport