This thesis discusses the risk factors which are associated to the cause of road traffic accidents in
Kibaha district in Tanzania; the study describes the composition of motor related injuries
including non motorized casualties in Kibaha district. The thesis assesses different road safety
measures taken by the local authorities to prevent accidents in Kibaha district.
In identifying risk factor associated to the cause of road traffic accidents, four theoretical
frameworks: System theory, risk theory, political ecology and geographical approach have been
used as the base of knowledge in this study. The methodology and procedure for data collection
employed in the field was based on both qualitative and quantitative approaches within a
framework of a case study approach. Interviews with accident victims, government officials,
traffic police, focus group discussions with local government authority, observations and review
of secondary data at Tumbi hospital of about 855 casualties, were done accordingly.