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<br /> <br />Why Is The Traffic-Related Death Rate So High In Hawaii County? <br /> <br />To answer the question, "why is the traffic-related death rate so high in Hawaii County?" it is <br />useful to review the Haddon matrix which is often used in the injury prevention field and <br />provides a systematic framework to assess the multiple factors contributing to traffic crash <br />injuries and deaths. This framework looks at factors related to human attributes, vehicle and <br />environmental attributes, including road design (Wikipedia, 2009). This matrix is a valuable <br />tool for both assessing the relative importance of different contributing factors and guiding <br />decisions on priorities for intervention. [Figure 3] <br /> <br /> <br />[, <br />[ <br />[ <br />[ <br />[ <br />[ <br />[ <br /> <br />Figure 3 <br /> <br />Haddon Matrix: Basic <br />road safety elements <br /> <br /> <br />),d(,,~!tYP re-crashQ,'ii;,;~, <br />,:,( C[E1~b' preventiprl lJt <br /> <br />Roadworthiness <br /> <br />-Driver skill <br />-Education / Training <br />-Attitude toward safety <br /> <br />-Vehicle design <br />-Vehicle equipment <br />-Vehicle safety <br />equipment <br /> <br />.' ,:"Crash, ;"'~;' <br />".;,_",~":",,,,~-,,:,~,'t,,-'- <br />'i(iJ1jluy;prevention) <br /> <br />Personal Protective <br />Equipment <br /> <br />Crashworthiness <br /> <br />-Seatbelt and helmet use <br /> <br />-Vehicle Safety <br />Equipment <br />-Personal Protective <br />Equipment <br /> <br />Post-crash <br />J~~wingJiv~s) <br /> <br />-Crash research <br />-Education training <br />-Evaluation <br /> <br />-Automated Collision <br />Notification System <br />-Crash Research <br /> <br />-Enforcement <br />-Lane position / sharing <br />-Road hazard <br /> <br />Road "Furniture" <br /> <br />-Barriers, <br />-Crosswalks <br /> <br /> <br />Assessing the Problem' 3 <br />