Road Accident Analysis to Improve Safety of Tourist Roads (Case Study: Karaj Chalus Axis (

One of the negative consequences of tourism development is the increase in the number of road accidents in the seasons of tourism flows and traffic accidents resulting in tourist deaths, which can be attributed to poor infrastructure, poor compliance with the rules and guidelines. , the high volume of car traffic and human issues. This makes road safety an important issufor the tourism sector. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between road accidents, safety and tourism development in a desirable way. In this study, Chalus Road is one of the four communication routes of Tehran to the northern cities of the country. Chalus Road is a mountainous road with many natural attractions, which attract many tourists, both in transit and daily as well as in the different seasons, to the second houses (in villages located on Karaj Chalous route). The research method from the view point of purpose is applied and, by its nature is descriptive-analytical, the information required is accomplished using both field and documentary methods. In the documentary method, the related background was studied and after extraction of indices and localization, a researcher-made questionnaire as a field tool was prepared. The data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results show that 58.7% of the sample population considers summer to be a travel And human factors with a mean of 31.3 compared to 30 are the most important causes of tourists' traffic accidents on Chalus Road - natural, technical and managerial factors are at the next levels. The findings also indicate that tourism development will be enhanced by careful planning and proper incident management as well as road safety for tourists.