1. PPPartnership for Road Safety in Georgia
www.safedrive.ge

2. Special acknowledgments to:
Mr. Vakhtang Surguladze
Ms. Nino Butskhrikidze
Mr. Mamuka Kapanadze
Mr. Irakli Kilasonia

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Every year about 1,3 million people die in traffic accidents and 50 million
receive injuries (in the world).
The fatality rate in low and middle income countries wearies between 12.519.5 deceased per100 000 inhabitants;
In high income countries average fatality rate is - 10.3;
The loss due to deceased and heavily injured rates from 1-3% of GDP.

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The number of traffic accident related fatalities has been
decreasing by 2% on average in European states in 2000-2006.
The same rate has been increasing in Georgia by 3% on
average during 2000-2006.
According to different studies, the drivers and passengers
without safety belts tend to address hospitals 3 times more
often and receive fatal injuries 7 time more often then those
who wore them during the accidents.

5. Effect of seat-belts on the probability of
personal injury in all types of collisions
(individual effects)

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Police statistics
Forensic expertise bureau
Information from hospitals
Insurance companies

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ISS - Injury Severity Score
MAIS - Maximum Abbreviated Injury Scale
RTS-Revised Trauma Score - varies from 0 to 7.84.

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The research has used method by Dahdah and Mc
Mahon, the similar method is used by World Bank.
The estimate of fatality is 70 times GDP per capita.
The heavy injuries are estimated to be 10% cost of
fatality amount.

12. Drivers
In Tbilisi
On Highways
Passengers

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2 hospitals in Tbilisi: so called Republic Hospital and
Gudushauri Hospital.
2008-2009 years and 34 month all together
From 831 patients 577 didn’t use seatbelts, 34 have used seat
belts, the status of 220 is unknown.
About 1/3 of those who have used belts were foreigners.

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The average RTS when belt were used was 7.166 and 6.376 when not used.

16. As the regression coefficients show, that when the seat belts are used, the RTS in
1.508 higher on average. As the maximum score is 7.84, substantively, the effect
is about 20%.

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Due to fatalities and heavy injuries, Georgia’s economy
is loosing 1.1-1.5 % of its GDP. The losses tend to
increase.
The largest portion of fatalities and injuries fall in age
category between 26-40.
2/3 of them are male.
Every 4th injured child is due to traffic accident.
63% of unbelted patients have head bone
injuries, minimum 20% heavier then those who wore
belts.
If 60% of them wore belts, only in 2008 170-300 lives
could be saved!!!!

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Legislation changes + monitoring mechanisms are
vital!!!
Police statistics
Forensic expertise bureau
Information from hospitals
Insurance companies

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Questions??????