An Analysis of Factors Influencing Accidents outside Urban Areas in Sistan and Baluchestan Province

Table 2

Main factors affecting the occurrence of road accidents in Sistan and Baluchestan.

Environmental factors (E)	Road-related factors (R)	Vehicle-related factors (V)	Human factors (H)
Road lighting (amount of road illumination at night) (E1); Weather conditions (E2); Lighting or darkness (accident time) (E3); Temperature (E4); Seasons (E5)	Road control tools (R1); Road quality (R2); Geometric features of road (R3); Status of resorts and Parking lots (R4); Lack of roadside installations (R5); Visibility barriers (R6); Road width (R7)	Nonstandard vehicle (V1); Vehicle design (V2); Type of vehicle (V3); Tire wear and air (V4); Technical defects (V5)	Age (H1); Skill (H2); Experience (H3); Gender (H4); Fatigue and sleep (H5); Nonobservance of rules (H6); Alertness (drug use, alcohol and psychotropic drugs) (H7); Driver’s characteristics (H8); Haste (rush in driving) (H9); Inappropriate driving culture (H10); Distraction (H11); High speed (H12); The Ability of sight and hearing power (H13); Decision-making power (H14); Level of education (H15); Unfamiliarity with traffic signs (H16); Lack of familiarity with the road (H17); Human trafficking and fuel smuggling (H18)