In order to compare the characteristics of traffic accident trends before and after the amendment of The Road Traffic Law, the author analyzed 541 accident victims for one month before and after the amendment of The Road Traffic Low.
@ES The findings of study were summerized as follow :
@EN 1. Traffic accidents were decreased 36.2% after amendment of The Road Traffic Low than before, which were decreased highly in the low education group and the drive career over ten years group.
2. Traffic accidents were most frequent during the time 12 : 00-20 : 00. For the comparison between before and after amendment of The Road Traffic Low, during the time between 20 : 00-24 : 00, the traffic accident was decreased with 54.3%, but
during
the time between 24 : 00-04 : 00, the traffic accident was increased with 70%.
3. Traffic accidents by the motorcar was most frequent, but the rate by bus and microbus was highly decreased after the amendment of traffic low. For the cause of accidents, unobeyed safety driving was most frequent cause, but that was decreased
conspicuously among alcohol drinking driving and over speed driving.
4. Most patients were injured mildly, and traffic accident rate of it was far lower than injured severely or death after the amendment of the traffic law. Most traffic accidents were sprain and contusion. Fractures were decreased the highest
rate
after
the amendment of the Road Traffic Low. The most patients was treated for 2 weeks, but treated over 4 weeks was decreased least.
5. For the state of traffic accidents, severe injuries, head traumas and fractures were least. rate among drinking driving, but mild injuries, sprains and contusions were higher rate among nondrinking driving. The duration of treatment was short
for
the accidents by non-drinking drive, but that was long among by the drinking drive.
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