Model Development of Management the Quality to Prevent Road Traffic Accidents, Nong Ruea District, Khon Kaen Province

Abstract

     The development of the quality of management in preventing road accidents in Nong Ruea District, Khon Kaen Province, is conducted through Operations Research in two phases as follows: Phase 1: Problem Analysis. Phase 2: Identifying suitable approaches and models to improve the quality of management. Conducting studies within the Road Safety Operations Committee of the District, the Road Safety Operations Committee of the Local administration, community leaders, voluntary health workers in villages, sub-district health promotion hospital staff, and community members. The research was conducted in the fiscal year 2022, and the geographical data was collected from Nong Ruea Hospital. Analysing with descriptive statistics, the Road Traffic Injuries study in the fiscal year 2016-2021 reveals that the age group 15-19 years has the highest frequency. Motorcycle accidents have the percentage of 75.27, 71.67, 84.33, 83.02, 87.17 and 83.07, respectively. The lack of Helmet protection is at 88.57, 93.02, 81.43, 74.10, 81.91 and 89.01. Drinking alcohol and driving is 34.41, 34.67, 26.50, 22.06, 25.16 and 31.63. The development of quality management in preventing road accidents in 8 components is accomplished by decreasing the number of accidents by 29.52 per cent and lowering injuries by 30.13 per cent in the fiscal year 2022.