scholarly journals Assessment of Road Safety Audit of NH-69, Karnataka State, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6S4) ◽  
pp. 921-926
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Heterogeneous Traffic ◽  
Audit Process ◽  
The Road ◽  
Karnataka State ◽  
Formal Procedure ◽  
Accident Data ◽  
Traffic Composition ◽  
Road Safety Audit

Road Safety Audit (RSA) is a formal procedure for assessing accident potential and safety performance of new and existing roads. RSA is an efficient, cost effective and proactive approach to improve safety of the road users with leading to any trend of accidents and their impacts. RSA appears to be an ideal tool for improving road safety in India, as basic and accurate data on accidents have yet to be collected in a scientific way as well as in a systematic method. It is evident from the traffic composition for the countries like India, where heterogeneous traffic with varying vehicle types differing in their vehicle static and dynamic characteristics. The project stretch considered is NH-69 (Bhadhravathi to Shivamogga – Karnataka State) ranging 22.1 Kms. The present study deals with road inventory, signage inventory, traffic volume count survey, spot speed study, Speed and delay study and other surveys such as topographic survey and Accident data has been collected for the stretch for a period of 2012-16 is collected and analysis is carried out. The study aims to evaluate Road Safety Audit of a section of four-lane National Highway (NH)-69 and will focus on evaluating the benefits of the proposed actions that have emanated from deficiencies identified through the audit process. Missing road and median markings to be done and speed signs should match with speed. Access and service lanes are also deficient which requires immediate improvement.

scholarly journals Case Study for Road Safety Audit of Aurangabad City

2020 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 06008
Author(s):  
Prashant Awsarmal ◽  
S. L. Hake ◽  
Shubham Vaidya ◽  
P. K. Bhandari ◽  
M. P. Wagh
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Road Accident ◽  
Audit Process ◽  
Severe Injuries ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Geometry ◽  
Road Safety Audit

Efficient road network is a part-n-parcel of rapid industralization, urbanization and development of nation. While designing roads and highways, main emphasis is given on speed which will help to reduce time of journey and save fuel. But safety of drivers and passengers travelling along road is also important. In past, it was observed that while travelling, due to excess speed passengers safety was compromised. It will lead to accidents. It may cause severe injuries and loss of human life. Therefore it is important to check every aspect of vehicles as well as road during its design, construction and throughout the life of the road. Road safety audit is conducted to check performance of new road projects on grounds of offering maximum safety. Also checks are applied to study performance of existing roads to suggest repairs, rehabiliatation and maintenance work in order to improve condition of roads. During audit process, accident prone locations are identified. Past accident record from traffic department, Police department, hospitals etc are referred to understand damage that had occured. Even road geometry is investigated on technical basis. In present investigation, particular stretch of Beed Bypass Road passing through Aurangabad city in Maharashtra state, India was selected. On this road, accident sites where major accidents occurred in past were identified and investigated for different parameters. Based upon study, different causes of accidents and thereafter preventive methods were recommended during research work.

Evaluation of Pennsylvania Road Safety Audit Pilot Program

2000 ◽  
Vol 1734 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin T. Pietrucha ◽  
Timothy R. Pieples ◽  
Philip M. Garvey
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Highway Safety ◽  
Department Of Transportation ◽  
Operating Environment ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Audit Process ◽  
The Road ◽  
Safety Countermeasures ◽  
Road Safety Audit ◽  
System Operating

Historically, highway safety countermeasures have been developed in response to accidents. These countermeasures are based on the identification of contributing factors in the system operating environment that can be eliminated or changed so that the accidents caused by them will no longer occur. The road safety audit is a process whereby a team of experts attempts to identify features of the highway operating environment that could be potentially dangerous and then works to eliminate or change these features during the different phases of design before the system becomes operational. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is interested in formulating a safety audit process for use on roads in the state. In cooperation with PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute conducted research on the application of a road safety audit process in two PennDOT districts.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF ROAD SAFETY IN THE BALURAN STREET KM SBY 230 - 231 WITH ROAD SAFETY AUDIT

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 179
Author(s):  
Nur Azizah ◽  
Akhmad Hasanuddin ◽  
Sri Sukmawati
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Critical Length ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Safety Analysis ◽  
Material Loss ◽  
The Road ◽  
Spot Area ◽  
Accident Data ◽  
Road Safety Audit

The Baluran Street Sumberejo Village Banyuputih Districts Situbondo Districts KM SBY 230-231 is categorized as block spot area with 15 accident to 6 dead, 6 people seriously injured (LB) and minor injuries (LR ) 21 people as well as the material loss of Rp113.250.000,00 during the year 2015-2017. The purpose of this study is determined to the factor accident and provided recommendation for handling road safety in the case of traffic accidents. The road safety analysis data used are road safety audit data and accident data released by Unit Laka Lantas Polres Situbondo in 2017. The result of road safety analysis indicates that several road facilities are categorized as “dangerous” and/or “very dangerous” which shall be improved to reduce traffic accident potential. The improvement may includes (1) the geometric aspect of the road, including stop visibility, sight distance to overtake, bend radius, vertical ramp, critical length, vertical bend length, stop visibility at vertical arch, different shoulder elevation road to pavement edge; (2) pavement aspect, including hole and crack; and (3) the complementary aspects of the road including the speed limit at the corner, climbing sign, sign of descendant, anticipatory prohibition sign, bend sign, double bend sign, and road marking. Jalan Raya Baluran Desa Sumberejo Kecamatan Banyuputih Kabupaten Situbondo KM SBY 230-231 merupakan lokasi rawan kecelakaan yang mengalami 15 kejadian kecelakaan dengan jumlah korban meninggal dunia (MD) sebanyak 6 orang, korban luka berat (LB) 6 orang dan korban luka ringan (LR) 21 orang serta kerugian materi sebesar Rp113.250.000,00 selama tahun 2015-2017. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk menentukan faktor penyebab kecelakaan dan memberikan rekomendasi penanganan keselamatan jalan pada kasus kecelakaan lalu lintas. Data analisis keselamatan jalan yang digunakan adalah data hasil audit keselamatan jalan dan data kecelakaan yang dikeluarkan oleh Unit Laka Lantas Polres Situbondo tahun 2017. Hasil analisis keselamatan jalan menunjukkan bahwa beberapa bagian fasilitas jalan berada dalam kategori “bahaya” dan atau “sangat berbahaya”, yang harus segera diperbaiki untuk memperkecil potensi terjadinya kecelakaan, yaitu: (1) aspek geometrik jalan yang meliputi jarak pandang henti, jarak pandang menyiap, radius tikungan, landai vertikal, panjang kritis, panjang lengkung vertikal, jarak pandang henti pada lengkung vertikal, beda elevasi bahu jalan terhadap tepi perkerasan; (2) aspek perkerasan jalan yang meliputi kerusakan berupa lubang dan retak; dan (3) aspek pelengkap jalan yang meliputi rambu batas kecepatan di tikungan, rambu tanjakan, rambu turunan, rambu larangan mendahului, rambu tikungan, rambu tikungan ganda, dan marka jalan.

scholarly journals ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGNS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS FOR YOUNG ROAD USERS

ICCD ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 601-606
Author(s):  
Widodo Budi Dermawan ◽  
Dewi Nusraningrum
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Traffic Accident ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Road User ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Users ◽  
Accident Data

Every year we lose many young road users in road traffic accidents. Based on traffic accident data issued by the Indonesian National Police in 2017, the number of casualties was highest in the age group 15-19, with 3,496 minor injuries, 400 seriously injured and 535 deaths. This condition is very alarming considering that student as the nation's next generation lose their future due to the accidents. This figure does not include other traffic violations, not having a driver license, not wearing a helmet, driving opposite the direction, those given ticket and verbal reprimand. To reduce traffic accident for young road user, road safety campaigns were organized in many schools in Jakarta. This activity aims to socialize the road safety program to increase road safety awareness among young road users/students including the dissemination of Law No. 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation. Another purpose of this program is to accompany school administrators to set up a School Safe Zone (ZoSS), a location on particular roads in the school environment that are time-based speed zone to set the speed of the vehicle. The purpose of this paper is to promote the road safety campaigns strategies by considering various campaign tools.

Practical Safety Tool for Local Low-Volume Rural Roads: The Road Safety Audit Review

2003 ◽  
Vol 1819 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene M. Wilson ◽  
Martin E. Lipinski
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Transportation Safety ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Audit Review ◽  
The Road ◽  
Rural Road ◽  
Low Volume ◽  
Road Safety Audit

Practical tools for improving transportation safety are needed worldwide. It has been estimated that motor vehicle–related crashes account for more than 1 million fatalities each year, and the number of serious injuries far exceeds fatalities. Local and low-volume roads are significantly overrepresented in crash statistics. Globally, the road safety audit (RSA) concept has been recognized as an effective tool in identifying and reducing the crash potential of roadways when used to analyze the safety aspects of project plans and designs before completion. In the local rural road arena, many safety issues are associated with existing roadway networks. Many of these networks have developed over time with little or no planning or design. There is a critical need for a practical tool that focuses on the safety of the existing as-built local road network. The RSA review (RSAR) process has been developed for this purpose, giving specific recognition to the functionality of the road being evaluated for safety issues. Significant numbers of safety improvements are needed, and practical approaches to address these needs are crucial. The RSAR tool has the potential to be particularly beneficial to local governments in systematically addressing safety deficiencies on existing rural road networks. In addition, it is a proactive safety tool that has the potential to protect agencies from tort liability since it establishes a record of the organization’s safety agenda. An RSAR methodology that can be adapted by local agencies is presented. A case study illustrating the application of this process is included. Also highlighted is a local rural training program that has been presented in several states for county applications. The focus is on U.S. county applications, but it is recognized that the process has utility for other agencies and has application in other countries. The necessity for training as a key component in the development of a sustainable safety program is emphasized.

scholarly journals Identification and Prioritization of “Black Spots” without Using Accident Information

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoudreza Keymanesh ◽  
Hasan Ziari ◽  
Samira Roudini ◽  
Ali Nasrollahtabar Ahangar
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Expert Choice ◽  
Black Spots ◽  
Accident Data ◽  
Road Safety Audit ◽  
Hierarchy Process

It is attempted to identify and prioritize the accident prone points (black spots) in “Iraanshahr-Sarbaaz-Chabahar” road located in Baluchistan, Iran, without no use of accident data but rather using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), which is the enhanced procedure of road safety audit technique. First, by surveying the whole route, all factors that could influence accidents in this road were specified; then the route was divided into eight sections; this division was performed based on the uniformity and homogeny of each section in terms of geometric design and regional conditions. In each section, potentially hazardous locations were identified and some questionnaires were prepared, which were filled by 5 road traffic experts familiar with the route; then the collected data were analyzed by Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) using Expert Choice Software and the black spots were identified and prioritized. Finally, these black spots were compared with the black spots that had been obtained by traffic police based on accident data.

scholarly journals The safe road transport system approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-74
Author(s):  
Hans-Joachim Vollpracht
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
System Approach ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Road Infrastructure ◽  
The Road ◽  
Traffic Calming ◽  
Accident Data ◽  
And Function

Abstract More than 1,24 million people die each year on the worlds roads and between 20 to 50 million suffer from nonfatal injuries. The UN Road Safety Collaboration Meetings under the leadership of WHO developed the Programme for the Decade of Actions for road safety taking nations into the responsibility of improving their accident figures by the five pillars of a national Road Safety Policy, safer Roads, safer Vehicles, safer Road Users and Post Crash Care. It is this Safe System Approach that takes into consideration the land use, infrastructure and transport planning, road user’s abilities and limitations and the close cooperation of all governmental and none governmental stakeholders involved. Following the European Transport Safety Council's (ETSC) 8th Road Safety Performance Index Report on Ranking EU Progress on Road Safety; June 2014 Romania has made progress during the last 10 year but had still the highest fatality rate of 93 fatalities per 1 million inhabitants in Europe. [1] The contribution will present the main activities of the fife pillars with a focus on PIARC's Road Infrastructure Management tools to improve safety and function of the road infrastructure based on the experiences with the land use problems in Asian, African and European countries. A GPS based accident data system will help researchers and practitioners to improve their countries road safety. The report will show the important steps for safer roads which had been developed in Romania and how actions of short and long term measures on all five pillars have reduced the number of traffic victims remarkable in Eastern Germany after reunification and in addition how the hierarchy of motorways, 2+1 express roads, the rural roads and traffic calming in built up areas, have improved the economic development of cities and villages in a safe way.

Road Safety in Tunnels

2000 ◽  
Vol 1740 (1) ◽  
pp. 170-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerstin Lemke
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Safety Analysis ◽  
Personal Injury ◽  
Material Damage ◽  
The Road ◽  
Accident Data ◽  
Accident Rates ◽  
Open Road

Roads in tunnels differ from comparable open-road sections in many respects. For most drivers a tunnel is an unusual driving environment in the road network that might even cause stress. A safety analysis was carried out to estimate average accident rates and accident cost rates for different cross sections of tunnels on German roads. The analysis is based on all the available accident data for German freeway and highway tunnels reported to police. Personal injury accidents and material-damage-only accidents were analyzed separately. The findings indicate that accident rates are lower for roads in tunnels. Moreover, accidents with severe personal injury and material damage are less frequent on roads in tunnels. However, the fear of a maximum credible accident still remains.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF SPECIAL PLANS AND TECHNICAL DESIGNS WITH REGARD TO TRAFFIC SAFETY

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donatas Čygas ◽  
Vilma Jasiūnienė ◽  
Mantas Bartkevičius
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Road User ◽  
The Road ◽  
Safety Improvement ◽  
Improvement Measures ◽  
Road Safety Audit ◽  
Road Safety Audits ◽  
Made In

Traffic safety situation in Lithuania, despite the progress made in 2008, is still not good enough compared to the other European Union countries. Therefore, Lithuania implements the traffic safety improvement measures affecting all the elements of the traffic safety system “Road user‐road‐vehicle”. In 2008 Lithuania started implementing the road safety audit procedure which substantially contributes to the improvement of safety situation on Lithuanian roads. This article gives the analysis of road safety audits of special plans and technical designs for road construction and reconstruction in Lithuania, makes the analysis of the main deficiencies of plans and designs and gives recommendations for their elimination. Santrauka Eismo saugumo situacija Lietuvoje, nepaisant 2008 m. pasiektos pažangos, vis dar yra nepakankamai gera, palyginti su kitomis Europos Sąjungos šalimis. Atsižvelgiant į tai, Lietuvoje įgyvendinamos eismo saugumo gerinimo priemonės, darančios įtaką visiems eismo saugumo sistemos „Eismo dalyvis–kelias–transporto priemonė“ elementams. Lietuvoje 2008 m. buvo pradėta taikyti kelių saugumo audito procedūra, kuri prisideda prie eismo saugumo gerinimo Lietuvos automobilių keliuose. Straipsnyje pateikta Lietuvoje atliktų specialiųjų planų ir automobilių kelių tiesimo bei rekonstrukcijos techninių projektų kelių saugumo auditų analizė, išanalizuoti pagrindiniai planų ir projektų trūkumai, pateiktos rekomendacijos jiems šalinti.

scholarly journals Road Safety Assessment Considering the Expected Fatal Accident Density

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-48
Author(s):  
Vilma Jasiūnienė ◽  
Rasa Vaiškūnaitė
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Safety Assessment ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Road Accident ◽  
Fatal Accident ◽  
Road Infrastructure ◽  
The Road ◽  
Management Procedures ◽  
Accident Data ◽  
Wide Road

Network-wide road safety assessment throughout the whole network is one of the four road infrastructure safety management procedures regulated by Directive 2019/1936/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 Аmending Directive 2008/96/EC on Road Infrastructure Safety Management and one of the methods for determining the direction of investment in road safety. So far, the implementation of the procedure has been lightly regulated and adapted using various road safety indicators. The paper describes the evaluation of road accident data that is one of the criteria for conducting a network-wide road safety assessment. Taking into consideration that networkwide road safety assessment is a proactive road safety activity, the paper proposes to conduct road safety assessment considering the expected fatal accident density. Such assessment makes it possible to assess the severity of accidents, and the use of the predicted road accident data on calculating the introduced road accident rate contributing to the prevention of accidents. The paper describes both the empirical Bayes method for predicting road accidents and the application of one of the road safety indicators – the expected fatal accident density – to determine five road safety categories across the road network. The paper demonstrates the application of the proposals submitted to Lithuanian highways using road accident and traffic data for the period 2014–2018.

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