Registros associados aos acidentes de trânsito e as estratégias de enfrentamento no Município de Marabá (PA)

Abstract

This study aimed to demonstrate the records associated with traffic accidents (TA) that occurred in Marabá and the existing coping strategies in the municipality in the face of this problem. This is a descriptive and retrospective study. The investigation was carried out at the Municipal Department of Transit and Urban Transport of Marabá. The following information was obtained: TA records, occurrence center, types of TA, probable cause of accidents, information on sex and range of victims who died and educational actions carried out in the municipality from 2019 to 2021. The data revealed that there was a reduction in TA numbers in the analyzed period; most collisions occurred on the side and rear of vehicles and the cause was due to lack of attention and recklessness. The age group between 20 and 40 years represents the majority of victims who died in Marabá. Most TAs are located in the Nova Marabá and Cidade Nova nucle, considered the two largest nucle in the city. Eleven educational actions were carried out in the municipality as coping strategies in the face of this problem. This research brought new information in the search to improve and expand educational actions in the municipality, so that more people can be made aware of the importance of education in traffic.