我国公路交通事故的现状及特征分析

根据2000—2006年全国公路交通事故统计数据,以2006年为重点,分析当前我国公路交通事故的发展形势、地区差异和事故特征。研究表明:我国的公路交通事故自2003年开始总体由快速上升转为持续下降,但高速公路和西部地区的公路交通事故仍有增长可能;与经济欠发达地区相比,经济发达地区的事故总量较大,但事故死亡率较低;国道、省道和高等级公路的事故死亡率均大幅高于其他公路;约80%的死亡事故是发生在平直、一般弯和一般坡等良好路段上的车辆互碰、碰撞行人和翻车,76%的特大事故属于坠车和正面碰撞;雾、雪等恶劣天气更易在高等级公路上引发交通事故。

Present Situation of Road Traffic Accident in China and Its Characteristics

According to the road traffic accident statistic materials in China from 2000 to 2006,and with focus on 2006,the current developing situation of highway traffic accidents and its regional differences and accident characteristics are analyzed.Study shows that road traffic accident trend has turned from rapid ascending to continuous descending since 2003.However,expressway traffic accidents and road traffic accidents in western area are still likely to increase.In contrast with less developing area,the total number of traffic accidents in developing areas is bigger and the mortality rate is lower.The mortality rate in national roads,provincial roads and high-grade roads is much greater than that in other kinds of roads.About 80% death accidents are caused by vehicles' mutual impact or colliding pedestrian or turning over which occur in straight roads,ordinary-curved roads or ordinary-sloped roads;and 76% especially serious accidents occur due to car-fall or front crash.Bad weather conditions like fog and snow are more easily to lead to traffic accident on high-grade highway.