Investigating the Effective Police Management Factors on Driving Accident Prevention

Due to the diversity and complexity of traffic, the occurrence of severe traffic accidents with heavy physical and financial losses in the country and the increase in the deaths of citizens in accidents, rooting and research about the causes of accidents is necessary for prevention. For this purpose, in this research, attempts have been made to identify the factors of policing that have the greatest impact in preventing accidents. This research is a descriptive-analytic study carried out in a survey method. The statistical population consisted of 3759 managers, teachers, experts and traffic users who were randomly selected using Cochran's relationship. For data analysis, structural equation and confirmatory factor analysis were used. Factors and variables such as training and promoting traffic culture, traffic engineering, enforcement of laws and regulations, environmental conditions and lack of unit management in the traffic area were identified as effective factors in preventing accidents. In examining the hypotheses related to the mentioned factors, there is a significant relationship between the five factors and the variables in question. The results of the research show that the training and promotion of traffic culture by policemen has the greatest impact on the prevention of traffic accidents. Traffic engineering, enforcement of rules and regulations, environmental conditions, and lack of unit management in traffic were ranked as follows.