Sociological study on the course of the traffic system and the traffic accidents

Abstract

The subject of this research is the operation of the traffic system and traffic accidents from a sociological perspective. In the research , the traffic system is taken as a sub-system of the social system. In this context the effects of the social, cultural and demographic factors on traffic accidents are examined . The data were collected from 681 people of whom 300 are drivers 300 pedestrians, 4 directors and 20 instructors of driving courses in Konya in Turkey. The research findings showed that being a male , low educated, fatalism, not obeying traffic rules, and way of traffic education were factors which affected the traffic accident mostly. According to the results of this research there is integration problem in the traffic system.