Abstract

BASTOS, Yara Gerber Lima; ANDRADE, Selma Maffei de  and  JUNIOR, Luiz Cordoni. Acidentes de trânsito e o novo Código de Trânsito Brasileiro em Cidade da Região Sul do Brasil. Inf. Epidemiol. Sus [online]. 1999, vol.8, n.2, pp.37-45. ISSN 0104-1673.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S0104-16731999000200005.

The aim of this study was to analyze the number and the profile of traffic accidents and victims before and after the introduction of the new Brazilian Traffic Code in Londrina, Parana, Brazil. The study material was composed of victims and traffic accidents registered by the Traffic Company of Londrina three months before and three months after the implementation of the new code. A decrease of 12,3% in the number of accidents and of 18,5% in the number of victims was observed. However, this reduction was much greater during the first weeks of the validity of the Code, followed then by an increase in the number of accidents and victims, mainly during the two last weeks of the observation period. These results point to the need for an improvement in traffic surveillance system with the aim of punishing law-breakers, besides the provision of educational programs to maintain the average reduction observed in this study.

Keywords : Traffic Accidents; Legislation; Morbidity; Brazilian Traffic Code; Evaluation.

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