Table 2.
The top 20 priorities for road traffic safety research in Iran
| Equity (Score) | Capacity building (Score) | Impact on economy (Score) | Impact on health (Score) | Feasibility (Score) | AEA (%) | AEA (Average) | wRPS (Score) | RPS (Score) | Proposed RQ | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 |
69 |
65 |
70 |
66 |
76 |
19 |
55.8 |
65.4 |
Investigating the effects and strategies of developing intelligent systems to achieve safety goals in the country |
1 |
| 60 |
63 |
66 |
70 |
64 |
76 |
19 |
55.2 |
64.6 |
Exploring ways to achieve public participation in promoting traffic safety |
2 |
| 60 |
68 |
59 |
65 |
70 |
76 |
19 |
54.7 |
64.4 |
The investigation of methods for utilizing the experience and knowledge of experts and educated individual in the field of traffic safety |
3 |
| 56 |
65 |
57 |
68 |
70 |
68 |
17 |
53.7 |
63.2 |
The study and compilation of significant RTC analysis programs by specialized crash analysis teams in conjunction with an in-depth examination of the crash scene in order to determine the causes of crashes and their severity |
4 |
| 63 |
58 |
60 |
69 |
66 |
68 |
17 |
53.9 |
63.2 |
Study to assess and continuously improve the quality of RTCs-related health care services |
5 |
| 49 |
63 |
66 |
65 |
72 |
68 |
17 |
53.7 |
63 |
Conducting pre and post intervention studies to ascertain the efficacy of road safety interventions |
6 |
| 58 |
52 |
68 |
67 |
70 |
72 |
18 |
53.9 |
63 |
Evaluation of low-cost methods for improving road safety |
7 |
| 57 |
58 |
61 |
67 |
71 |
68 |
17 |
53.5 |
62.8 |
Examining the possibility of amending road traffic-related legislation in order to improve road traffic safety |
8 |
| 55 |
58 |
68 |
64 |
63 |
72 |
18 |
51.9 |
62 |
Reforming macro-level traffic safety policies |
9 |
| 57 |
60 |
57 |
63 |
70 |
64 |
16 |
52.7 |
61.6 |
Study of the role of enforcing police regulations using modern and intelligent tools promote road traffic safety |
10 |
| 54 |
64 |
58 |
62 |
68 |
68 |
17 |
49.1 |
61.4 |
Study of reviewing and developing a comprehensive RTCs registration system and analyzing indicators |
11 |
| 63 |
57 |
56 |
65 |
64 |
68 |
17 |
52 |
61.2 |
Study of the challenges related to improving the safety of interurban and rural roads |
12 |
| 54 |
57 |
63 |
66 |
65 |
64 |
16 |
52 |
61 |
Preliminary feasibility studies for establishing a vehicle rating and reporting system (accreditation) with the assistance of vehicle insurance companies |
13 |
| 53 |
64 |
61 |
66 |
60 |
64 |
16 |
52.1 |
61 |
Study of the Lead Agency in road traffic crashes in Iran |
14 |
| 54 |
58 |
58 |
66 |
68 |
68 |
17 |
47.5 |
61 |
Reviewing the road traffic rules related to driving violations in order to promote road safety and driving culture |
15 |
| 60 |
60 |
57 |
64 |
62 |
68 |
17 |
51.9 |
60.8 |
What strategies are in place to develop continuous training of safe traffic behaviors for professional drivers (public transport drivers including buses, trucks, vans, and taxis)? |
16 |
| 52 |
62 |
61 |
63 |
65 |
60 |
15 |
42.4 |
60.8 |
Study of mechanisms for boosting knowledge and industry exchange in the field of traffic safety |
17 |
| 51 |
59 |
58 |
70 |
65 |
68 |
17 |
51.6 |
60.6 |
Study the possibility of an intelligent system for detecting driver fatigue and drowsiness |
18 |
| 56 |
59 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
68 |
17 |
51.6 |
60.6 |
Study of establishing a connection between national intelligent systems such as the meteorological system, the police system, and the breakdown monitoring system on improving road traffic safety |
19 |
| 60 | 55 | 66 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 16 | 51.6 | 60.6 | Methodological study the process of attracting, providing, and allocating financial resources for road traffic infrastructure development in order to achieve sustainable development in the field of road traffic safety | 20 |
RQ – Research Question, RPS – Research Priority Score, wRPS – weighted RPS, AEA – Average Expert Agreement