Evaluating the Performance of Provinces in Road Safety and Policy-Making by Data Envelopment Analysis

Abstract

Many developing countries face the social and economic consequences of traffic accidents and the resulting deaths. Therefore, the accurate evaluation of the programs used to reduce road casualties is always one of the research priorities. This research is designed with the aim of determining the effectiveness of measures taken to reduce road accidents and casualties between different provinces and to determine the future goals of each province. Determining the relative inefficiency of the country's provinces during the years 1378 to 1390 has been done using data envelopment analysis. The inefficiency index includes the ratio of the weighted sum of casualty rates to the weighted sum of road safety performance indicators. The inefficiency rate of each province should be minimized by reducing the casualty indicators or increasing the safety indicators. Based on the obtained inefficiency indicators, modelling and determination of successful units in ensuring road safety is done and the goals of other provinces are identified based on the activities carried out in successful provinces.