Abstract:

Traffic accidents are in the first place in our country and in the world deaths. These accidents cause both loss of life and disability of many people. In addition, it causes serious loss money to country economy. For this reason, the studies for reducing traffic accidents are very important. In accordance this purpose, the cause-and-effect relationships of traffic accidents in Konya city were researched in a study, 2005. In this study, using critical point detection methods, regions where intensive traffic accidents occurred in Konya city were determined. In this study, these regions were compared with the present situation and the applied solutions were determined and consultations were carried out. Also, the statistics about traffic accidents in Turkey were presented. The number of motor vehicles in Konya, the number of driver license and the share of total traffic accidents in the country were examined.

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