The effect of land use on the occurrence of road accidents in Ghaemshahr city

this paper that supported by the Office of Planning and Teaching of Road Maintenance and Transport Organization of Iran to examine the relationship between land use and the occurrence of road accidents in northern Iran ( Ghaemshahr city). Large number of human casualties and injuries in road accidents in Iran reflect the fact that road safety has become a major problem. In this study, combining below information layers: 1-Land use 2- Accident data 3-The geometric characteristics of the road Primary data were prepared using Geographic Information System (GIS). At this stage, the necessary corrections and spatial analysis were performed on the data. Then data were imported MATLAB software. Using fuzzy logic toolbox in MATLAB software the relational model was implemented, The end result of this study showed that the training locations, intersections, repair shops and urban areas have more accidents