Analysis of Factors that Effects Road Traffic Accidents in Muscat City

Abstract

Traffic accidents are such random and complex events in severity and occurrence that are influenced by many factors such as road conditions and environmental, physical, and mental of road users, and vehicles. The Sultanate of Oman endures many accidents that occur usually in our daily lives. Many lives have been lost as a result of accidents, due to many reasons the most common are; neglected people who need more awareness to understand the meaning of danger, the failure to maintain vehicles on time, and maintain roads, etc., thus this study is being conducted to reduce them. Different cases of accidents that occurred in recent years, the most common to evaluate road accidents in Oman, and identify variables impacting road traffic accidents in Muscat city, by assessing road safety measures implemented by local governments, to prevent road accidents, providing a set of recommendations for reducing traffic accidents and improve car driver performance, therefore, the research was conducted to determine whether more can be done to reduce traffic accidents in this industry. In order to achieve the research aims set out, this research project engages in a review of existing literature, before assessing the outcomes and conclusions of primary research using thematic analysis for interviews, and a questionnaire analysis program (IBM SPSS) to meet the research goals stated.