scholarly journals ROAD SAFETY AUDIT:- BLACK SPOT IDENTIFICATION ON THE STRETCH BETWEEN CHANASMA-PANCHOT CIRCLE

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gito Sugiyanto ◽  
Ari Fadli ◽  
Rizki Suciningtyas ◽  
Eva Wahyu Indriyati ◽  
Mina Yumei Santi

Author(s):  
Gito Sugiyanto ◽  
Ari Fadli ◽  
Mina Yumei Santi

Traffic accidents are increasing along with the increasing number of traffic violations, the increasing number of vehicles, especially motorcycles, and driving vehicles exceeds the maximum allowable speed (speeding). The number of traffic accidents and the number of accident victims is increasing every year. Data from the National Police Traffic Corps, road transportation accidents in 2016 recorded 106,129 cases with 26,185 fatalities, 22,558 seriously injured, 121,550 minor injuries, and property damage only Rp 226,883,000,000.00. The most vulnerable road users are pedestrians, non-motorized vehicle users, children, and elderly people. The solution proposed is by mapping traffic accident-prone locations, conducting road safety audits at black spot locations to determine the conditions and handling efforts to reduce accident events in the form of installing traffic signs. The results of the road safety audit revealed that there had been a deficiency of road infrastructure in Tlahab Lor road section. One of the recommendations made is by installing traffic signs. Handling of black spot locations on the Tlahab Lor road, Karangreja that is by installing 4 (four) vehicle maximum limit signs of 40 km/h and 30 km/h. After knowing the location of black spot people is expected to be more alert and careful when passing through these roads.


Author(s):  
Miroslav Đerić ◽  
Milan Tešić ◽  
Bojan Marić ◽  
Zoran Andrić

As early as 2001, the Europeen Commision expressedin its White Book the need for assessing the impacts on road safety and conducting road traffic safety inspections with the aim of reducing the number of fatalities in car crashes from 2001 to 2010. In this context, the Directive 2008/96/EC on road infrastructure safety was issued. The purpose of this Directive was to ensure higher level of traffic safety during all phases of the road life cycle, from its planning, designing, constructing to the maintanance of the road already in operation.The said Directive requires for procedures relating to the Road Safety Impact Assessment (RSIA), Road Safety Audit, Network Safety Management (NSM) and ranking of high accident concentration sections (Black Spot Management) and Road Safety Inspection (RSI) to be established and implemented. This paper aims at showing the current state of affairs in countries of the region with regard to the implementation of the road safety inspections. The results of this paper will provide the scientific and expert public with insights into the state of trafic safety of the region’s countries with regard to Road Safety Inspection.


2020 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 06008
Author(s):  
Prashant Awsarmal ◽  
S. L. Hake ◽  
Shubham Vaidya ◽  
P. K. Bhandari ◽  
M. P. Wagh

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.


2003 ◽  
Vol 1819 (1) ◽  
pp. 225-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene M. Wilson ◽  
Martin E. Lipinski

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.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoudreza Keymanesh ◽  
Hasan Ziari ◽  
Samira Roudini ◽  
Ali Nasrollahtabar Ahangar

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.


2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donatas Čygas ◽  
Vilma Jasiūnienė ◽  
Mantas Bartkevičius

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.


2010 ◽  
Vol 2182 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kohinoor Kar ◽  
Michael R. Blankenship

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Dharmawan Nugraha Wijaya ◽  
Ni Luh Shinta Putu Eka Setyarini

Jalan tol merupakan salah satu jalan bebas hambatan yang keberadaannya saat ini sangat dibutuhkan untuk mempercepat memperpendek waktu tempuh, hal ini akibat  jalan arteri yang sudah ada semakin macet terutama pada saat jam – jam sibuk dan akhir pekan. Dengan semakin padatnya pengguna jalan  tol membuat angka risiko kecelakaan mobil di jalan tol juga semakin meningkat. Dalam upaya meningkatkan keselamatan para pengguna jalan, khususnya jalan tol, Badan Pengatur Jalan Tol (BPJT) telah melaksanakan Audit Keselamatan Jalan (Road Safety Audit). Aspek yang diperiksa meliputi aspek geometrik jalan, manajemen lalu lintas serta geoteknik dan struktur. Sebagai hasilnya, didapatkan kesimpulan bahwa dari segi geometrik, secara umum jalan sudah dirancang sesuai dengan ketentuan, namun demikian ada bagian-bagian yang masih memerlukan penyempurnaan. Penelitian ini akan membahas kondisi eksisting jalan Tol Purbaleunyi berdasarkan pengamatan langsung dan persepsi pengemudi. Aspek yang ditinjau adalah aspek geometrik, perkerasan, dan bangunan pelengkap jalan. Persepsi perngemudi akan didapat dengan melakukan penyebaran kuisioner dan wawancara langsung yang akan diolah dengan menggunakan metode analysis of variance (ANOVA) dibantu dengan program SPSS yang dapat membantu kita untuk mengetahui bagaimana persepsi pengemudi terhadap kondisi eksisting geometrik, perkerasan, dan bangunan pelengkap jalan di jalan Tol Purbaleunyi. Pada akhirnya, akan didapatkan daerah rawan kecelakaan pada ruas tol Purbaleunyi dengan analisis perbandingan dari data persepsi pengemudi, pengamatan langsung, dan data kecelakaan lalu lintas.


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