ECV5601 – ACCIDENT ANALYSIS & PREVENTION

M.Sc. Highway & Transportation Engineering

Faculty of Engineering, University Putra Malaysia

Take Home Test : 2 (20%) First Semester Year 2017/2018 2 Weeks

Question 1: ICT Enforcement

Study of human behaviour offers very deep insight into causes of accidents leading to valuable
guidance for avoidance of accidents. Past studies reported that most road users perceived the
chances of being caught for traffic rules violation is higher when the presence of road traffic
police along the road is frequent, thus influencing them to obey traffic rules. Even though this
enforcement technique is effective, the issue of police manpower does not allow it to be
implemented thoroughly. The emergence of information and communication technologies (ICT)
has brought about new techniques of enforcement.

Review relevant articles related to different types of traffic rules enforcement using ICT system.

(a) Discuss on the various types of ICT enforcements. The objectives, positive and negative
aspects, experience of implementation in other countries and final conclusions on this
issue.

(b) Include diagrams, illustrations, tables, etc. where necessary to support your discussion
and recommendation.

Question 2: Forgiving Road Furniture

Road Authorities around the world are developing best practices to reduce the number of fatal
and serious injury crashes on roads by making their roads more “forgiving.” Roadside
obstructions such as utility poles, sign posts and trees are typically located close to the travelled
way, and in many cases their presence close to the road is required.  Unfortunately drivers do
make mistakes near these obstructions and they do impact these obstructions all too frequently.
It is critical that road authorities use state of the art technologies and best practices to reduce the
severity of these impacts.    

Review relevant articles related to different types of forgiving road furniture.

(a) Discuss on the various human cause and road related features that contribute to
incidence of crashes into the roadside obstructions. Recommend at least TWO (2)
engineering treatments to reduce the severity of these impacts.

(b) Include diagrams, illustrations, tables, etc. where necessary to support your discussion
and recommendation.

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Instructions:

a) The Internet provides a new source of transportation safety resources. But for related cited
journals, students may search through ScienceDirect or Scopus journal database for journals
such as Accident Analysis & Prevention, Injury & Prevention, Safety Science, Transportation
Engineering, etc.

b) Student will provide a write-up of about 10 pages per question (including diagrams, tables,
illustrations), single-line spacing, 12-point Times Roman font, with 1 inch left-and-right margin.

c) This task encompasses two program outcomes: PO8-Critical Thinking, and PO12-Lifelong
Learning. Details of assessment rubrics are attached for easy reference.

d) Students are strictly advised to avoid cut-and-paste or plagiarizing of another student work.

e) Report must to be submitted by 6.00 pm, 18 December 2017 (Monday).

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 Critical Thinking Assessment Rubric (PO8)
Scale: 1 2 3 4 5
  Unacceptable   Satisfactory   Exemplary
Does not identify and
Identify the main
summarize the
problem, embedded,
problem, is confused
Identify the main or implicit aspects of
A. Identifies and or identifies a
problem and make the problem, and
summarizes the different and
  the summary,   identifies them clearly,
problem/ question inappropriate
however did not addressing their
at issue problem. Does not
address it clearly. relationships to each
identify or is
other. Recognizes
confused by the
nuances of the issue.
issue.
           
Addresses a single
B. Identifies and source of view of the Identifies,
Identifies,
presents the argument and fails to appropriately, one’s
appropriately, one’s
students own clarify the own position on the
own position on the
perspective and established or issue, drawing support
  issue, however  
position as it is presented position from experience, and
obtained information
important to the relative to one’s own. information not
from assigned
analysis of the Fails to establish available from
sources
issue other critical assigned sources
distinctions
           
Examines the
evidence and source Examines the
Merely repeats
C. Identifies and of evidence; evidence and source
information provided,
assesses the moderately questions of evidence; questions
taking it as truth, or
quality of its accuracy, its accuracy,
denies evidence
supporting data/ precision, relevance, precision, relevance,
without adequate    
evidence and completeness. completeness. Clearly
justification. Does not
provides additional Sometimes not distinguishes between
distinguish between
data/ evidence clearly distinguishes fact, opinion and
fact, opinion, and
related to the issue between fact, opinion acknowledges value
value judgements
and value judgements
judgements
           
Identifies and discuss
Fails to identify
conclusions,
conclusions,
Identifies and implications, and
D. Identifies and implications, and
discuss conclusions, consequences
assess consequences of the
however moderately considering context,
conclusions, issue or the key    
discuss the assumptions, data,
implications and relationships
implications, and and evidence.
consequences between the other
consequences. Objectively reflects
elements of the
upon their own
problem.
assertions

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 Lifelong Evaluation Assessment Form (PO12)
Scale: 1 2 3 4 5
Criteria Unacceptable   Satisfactory   Exemplary

A. Collect and show Little or no Reasonable

Fully aware of the
latest and relevant awareness and/or awareness and use
latest and relevant
references in use the latest and the latest and
references.
project report. relevant references. relevant references.

   
           
Actively seeks
learning
Reasonable opportunities.
Little or no initiative
willingness to Excellent ability to
B. Produce work to explore new
participate in learning locate and use library
above expectation. learning
activities and take and internet
opportunities.
risks. resources. Seeks
opportunities to learn
    new material.