Effect of Highway Situation, Traffic and Constructed Features on Road Safety
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Highway, Traffic, Road SafetyAbstract
- Highway is one of the major connectivity from one place to another place which caters to the need of transportation of light goods to heavy goods and passengers. The no of accidents is rising up every year due to increasing vehicles population. The location in a roadway where the traffic accident often occurs is called a black spot. The accident data is analyzed using accident frequency and severity index method. The safety deficiencies were detected to minimize accidents and save the road users. The accessible literary works on mishap examination show that 77.5 percent of street mishaps in India are caused because of driver's blunder. Heavy vehicles like truck are engaged with most extreme no of mishap on two-path streets. It is assessed that fatalities brought about by truck is 59 % followed by other (26%) and bicycle (7%) and jeep (5%) and transport (3%). Road security mindfulness ought to be raised among street client.
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