The Center of Urban and Regional Planning for Postgraduate Studies held a workshop entitled (Planning Dimensions of Traffic Accident Risks – Iraq as a Model) delivered by a lecturer at the Higher Institute for Accounting and Financial Studies, Assistant Professor Dr. Mahmoud Ismail, with the participation of the Dean of the Center, Professor Dr. Kareem Hassan Alwan. The workshop aimed to study the importance of urban planning for reducing Of traffic accidents and their negative effects on societies according to international and local studies and questionnaires taken from Iraq as a study sample by presenting a number of accurate statistics, and adopting the planning approach that is based on scientific foundations taken methodologically and practically within the subject of urban transport planning.
The dean of the center began the workshop by highlighting the planning role before starting to establish projects, and taking into account the humanitarian and social aspects to provide the best services and achieve all concepts of sustainability since the beginning of the basic plans, while Dr. Ismail discussed a number of studies that adopted the causes of traffic accidents in Iraq with regard to drivers. Vehicles and their experience in overcoming accidents and exercising caution, as well as the type of roads and their approaches and the extent of their consistency and tolerance for preparing cars, whether during peak hours or on external roads, provided that the population density of each area and its needs for public and private transportation are studied.
The workshop concluded with the possibility of reducing these accidents by adopting a planning strategy with alternatives developed scientifically and then practically according to the digital outputs of the analytical stage, which relies on accurate and comprehensive diagnosis of data on the phenomenon of traffic accidents.
The workshop presented some recommendations related to the necessity of activating public transportation and adopting buses for transportation, in addition to the development of the metro project, which will greatly reduce the rate of congestion.
It is noteworthy that the workshop was attended by the Dean of the Higher Institute for Accounting and Financial Studies, Assistant Professor Dr. Ali Al-Mamouri, in addition to the presence of a number of directors and district officials in the traffic directorates on the Karkh and Al-Rusafa sides, and other guests and academics, along with the center’s employees.
