GIS and IS based traffic accident in Khonkaen Municipality, Thailand

Abstract

Khon Kaen Hospital, has been developed the Injury Surveillance (IS) system since 1989 and the Geographic Information System (GIS) since 1998. Beyond these database, the most common causes of the traffic crash was human error (ie, drunk driver 37%, non-helmet driver 50%, non-seatbelt used 75%), moreover the road environment were also impact on the number of crashes.