Locating Problematic Road Sections: Comparisons between Crash Data and Composite Index Method

Aware on the importance of upgrading and maintaining the safety level of existing road network, several attempts on localizing problematic road areas have been made. In current practice, the identification of those problematic sections was recognized based on the road’s safety level and one of the m...

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Main Authors:	Intan Suhana, Mohd Razelan, H., Hussain, T. H., Law, Ahmad Farhan, Md. Shokeri
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Published:	Trans Tech Publication 2015
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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spelling	ump-111022018-02-06T07:33:24Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11102/ Locating Problematic Road Sections: Comparisons between Crash Data and Composite Index Method Intan Suhana, Mohd Razelan H., Hussain T. H., Law Ahmad Farhan, Md. Shokeri TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Aware on the importance of upgrading and maintaining the safety level of existing road network, several attempts on localizing problematic road areas have been made. In current practice, the identification of those problematic sections was recognized based on the road’s safety level and one of the most common and acceptable method is by using crash data of the particular road network as a starting point for further actions. However, the information provided by crash data is far from providing good and broad pictures of the factors leading to crash. These circumstances have bringing out the needs to have another road safety indicator that can extensively describes actual situations at problematic road areas as well as can be used as a basis for further maintenance works. By focusing on the environment aspect of the roads, fourteen road environment indicators were chosen based on their abilities to portrayed current road environment conditions and its potential in triggering road traffic crashes. Data of these indicators were collected by means of naturalistic driving method within 80 km length road of Federal Road 2 connecting Kuantan and Maran Town in Pahang State. Composite road environment risk index was developed using these data where combination of risk generated from these environments aspects were evaluated and used in localizing problematic road sections. Apart from that, the outcomes were also used as basis in planning for road improvement plans. The development of composite road environment risk index as a proactive method in defining poor sections has proved to be very useful in identifications of problematic road sections requiring urgent road improvement works especially when crash data is not available or in poor quality. Trans Tech Publication 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11102/1/Locating%20Problematic%20Road%20Sections-%20Comparisons%20between%20Crash%20Data%20and%20Composite%20Index%20Method.pdf Intan Suhana, Mohd Razelan and H., Hussain and T. H., Law and Ahmad Farhan, Md. Shokeri (2015) Locating Problematic Road Sections: Comparisons between Crash Data and Composite Index Method. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 802. pp. 345-350. ISSN 1662-7482 http://www.scientific.net/AMM.802.345 DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.802.345
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description	Aware on the importance of upgrading and maintaining the safety level of existing road network, several attempts on localizing problematic road areas have been made. In current practice, the identification of those problematic sections was recognized based on the road’s safety level and one of the most common and acceptable method is by using crash data of the particular road network as a starting point for further actions. However, the information provided by crash data is far from providing good and broad pictures of the factors leading to crash. These circumstances have bringing out the needs to have another road safety indicator that can extensively describes actual situations at problematic road areas as well as can be used as a basis for further maintenance works. By focusing on the environment aspect of the roads, fourteen road environment indicators were chosen based on their abilities to portrayed current road environment conditions and its potential in triggering road traffic crashes. Data of these indicators were collected by means of naturalistic driving method within 80 km length road of Federal Road 2 connecting Kuantan and Maran Town in Pahang State. Composite road environment risk index was developed using these data where combination of risk generated from these environments aspects were evaluated and used in localizing problematic road sections. Apart from that, the outcomes were also used as basis in planning for road improvement plans. The development of composite road environment risk index as a proactive method in defining poor sections has proved to be very useful in identifications of problematic road sections requiring urgent road improvement works especially when crash data is not available or in poor quality.
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author	Intan Suhana, Mohd Razelan H., Hussain T. H., Law Ahmad Farhan, Md. Shokeri
author_facet	Intan Suhana, Mohd Razelan H., Hussain T. H., Law Ahmad Farhan, Md. Shokeri
author_sort	Intan Suhana, Mohd Razelan
title	Locating Problematic Road Sections: Comparisons between Crash Data and Composite Index Method
title_short	Locating Problematic Road Sections: Comparisons between Crash Data and Composite Index Method
title_full	Locating Problematic Road Sections: Comparisons between Crash Data and Composite Index Method
title_fullStr	Locating Problematic Road Sections: Comparisons between Crash Data and Composite Index Method
title_full_unstemmed	Locating Problematic Road Sections: Comparisons between Crash Data and Composite Index Method
title_sort	locating problematic road sections: comparisons between crash data and composite index method
publisher	Trans Tech Publication
publishDate	2015
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