Automobile Crash Investigation Based on Vehicle System Related Causes: Systematic Literature Review ()
ABSTRACT
Automobile accidents are one of the leading causes
of death worldwide. Every year, over 1.24 million people are killed in traffic
accidents. Even though automobiles are designed to help people, they have been
used to kill them in large numbers. Automobile accident research has primarily
focused on past tragedies to develop and implement policies to combat this
pandemic. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the different methods
used to investigate the vehicle system-related cause factors of road traffic
accidents. Police report reports have served as a foundation for providing
historical facts about the causes of automobile accidents. It has been observed
that police reports have limitations when it comes to reporting the involvement
of vehicle systems in causing a traffic accident. The majority of the research
was conducted on articles that investigated vehicle system risk factors using
statistical data. Following articles that used statistical data to investigate
vehicle system risk factors, the inclusion criteria were chosen. Articles on
traffic accidents published in Cameroon were included on the condition that
they studied at least one traffic accident risk factor. Two hundred twenty-five
distinct records were identified, and 155 full texts were screened for
inclusion, resulting in the inclusion of 25 studies in the review. According to
the findings, failure to break the braking system, tyre puncture, poor driving,
speeding, and overtaking are the leading causes of automobile crash reports
reported by police. The majority of the study’s conclusions lamented that
accusing vehicle systems was based on assumptions and the reporter’s judgment. It
was determined that the use of stringent vetting procedures to investigate
vehicle systems is the cause of a traffic accident. As a result, stakeholders
will require accurate facts from a traffic crash investigation.
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Achiri, A. , Mbue, I. , Merlin, A. and Gerard, A. (2022) Automobile Crash Investigation Based on Vehicle System Related Causes: Systematic Literature Review.
World Journal of Engineering and Technology,
10, 139-157. doi:
10.4236/wjet.2022.102008.