Acidentes de trânsito ocorridos no sistema de transporte público de passageiros da região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte. 2012-2015.

• Ano de defesa: 2016
• Autor(a) principal: Maria Beatriz de Oliveira
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; UFMG
• Palavras-chave em Português: Ônibus; Segurança no Trânsito; Acidente de Trânsito; Causas externas; Transporte Público; Transporte Metropolitano; Violência Condutor; Trânsito; Veículos automotores; Acidentes de trânsito; Segurança; Medicina; Transportes
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/BUOS-AQAQTB

The purpose of this study is to analyze traffic accidents reported by the Public Transport System in Belo Horizonte (Sistema de Transporte Metropolitano da Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte) from 2012 to 2015. We report the location, typology, degree of injury and transport systems of these accidents. Our method was a description of the data taken from the Social Civilian Defense Reports (Registros de Eventos de Defesa Social or REDS), which are forms that military or civil police officers fill in at the accident site, and from the BH10 registry (BHTRANS database), which were used to identify places with higher rates of accidents involving buses of the BHTRANS Public Transport System (Sistema de Transporte Municipal de Trânsito da BHTRANS). Thematic maps and correspondence analysis (CA) were applied for spatial analysis. The REDS data reported 13,499 traffic accidents involving buses of the Public Transport System (Sistema de Transporte Metropolitano da RMBH) between 2012 and 2015. There were 26,854 people involved in these accidents, of which 15,839 (58.98%) were victims, a rate of one victim for each 1.7 accidents and a mean distribution of 1,948 victims per year; there were 49 deaths in 46 accidents with fatalities. There was an increase in the accident rate during this study period in the Public Transport System, ranging from 4.5 to 7.2 per ten thousand bus trips. Those involved in these accidents were mostly male (82.8%) aged from 30 to 39 years; women were the main victims (69%). Bus drivers as the cause accounted for 39.4% of accidents, a significant increase compared to 2015 (61.8%). Accidents were more frequent on Monday mornings and afternoons. Fatal injuries occurred mostly close to dawn of vehicle-related causes. The highest rate of accidents with victims occurred in January, May and December (around 23%). The highest risk of accidents with fatalities was on avenues Amazonas, Cristiano Machado and Presidente Antônio Carlos. Road and vehicle-related factors accounted for 2.9% and 0.9% respectively. Over half of the accidents (67%) were due to collisions or crashes. Correspondence analysis showed a significant association between accidents with severe injuries or fatalities and vehicle-related causes, while accidents with no apparent injuries are associated with bus driver or road related factors. Challenges for dealing with traffic accidents include developing and intersectorial and transdisciplinary approach to emphasize law enforcement, investing in highway and city road infrastructure, and controlling speeding. Because of their magnitude, social and economic consequences, and their close relationship with contemporary life style, traffic accidents require an intersectorial and transdisciplinary approach. Furthermore, ongoing monitoring and establishing goals for reducing accidents are needed to reduce their impact on population health.