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ABSTRACT
Road safety is the main issue in developing countries like India. Millions of road accidents occur
every year resulting in huge loss of lives and physical damage to properties. This study focuses
on the road traffic accident analysis, identification of black spots of Kendujhar district and
application of surrogate safety measures (SSM) on a selected site of Kendujhar, namely, Nihal
Singh Chowk. Official data of road traffic accidents of Kendujhar and video footages of Nihal
Singh Chowk were collected from SP Office of Kendujhar and also some video footages were
recorded by videography method at the same site for the analysis and application of SSM. The
video data were analyzed and extracted using the Avidemux software and all the data were
digitized on MS Excel and Google Data Studio. The analysis shows that ________
Keywords: Accident analysis, Black spots, Surrogate safety measures (SSM), Post-encroachment time
(PET)
1. INTRODUCTION
Road network of India is one of the most important factors responsible for the economic and
social development of the country. It is the only means of transportation which has deep
penetration in all areas and responsible for door-to-door service. Hence it is very important to
increase and maintain the road network of our country.
But at the same time, road traffic accidents and fatalities have been increasing rapidly and has
become the tenth leading cause of deaths worldwide. In a developing country like India, which
has the second highest population in the world, in 2017 alone, 1.5 lakhs people have lost their
lives due to road accidents (MORTH, 2017). According to MORTH 2017, over speeding
accounts for more than 70 percent of road accidents and around 67 percent of road accident
deaths. Due to this reason, traffic calming devices are installed on Indian roads. The main
purpose of traffic calming systems is to reduce the speed of traffic flow. Usually, three
techniques are used for achieving desired speed reduction among road users which including
Police Enforcement, Visual Stimuli (Warning Signs), and Tactile Stimuli (Attention grabbing
devices that produce noise or vibrations in vehicles).
Kendujhar is one of the districts of Odisha State of India. NH 20, NH 49, NH 520, NH 220 are
the four highways that connects Kendujhar with its suburbs. Therefore, serious efforts, including
a number of transport infrastructure projects, are under way to encourage usage of public
transport in the city. But in such an area, many number of causes like carelessness of road users,
poor conditions of roads, defective road designs, unsignalized sections are responsible for
hundreds of road accidents occurring each day.
In the given context, an attempt is made to study various types of accidents including the effect
of various parameters on accident rate & identification of black spot locations of Kendujhar
district and for the calculation of PET value at an unsignalized intersection i.e. Nihal Singh
Chowk situated in the district.
2. LITERATURE REVIEW
Mohammed Ibrahim et al. (2017) “Identification and Analysis of Accident black spots using
Geographic Information system”. Have precisely used GIS for identification of accident black
spots. An Accident is a multifactor preceded by a situation or event wherein one or more road
users failed to cope with road environment results vehicle collision. The location in a road where
highest number of traffic accidents occurs is called a Black Spot.
K. Lipovac et al. (2015) “Accident Analysis and Prevention”. The paper shows mutual
dependence, i.e., relationship of certain factors with the observed and self-reported driving
behavior on the roads. Apart from that, the use of seat belts while driving represents an effective
way to reduce the risk of fatal and serious injuries in road crashes. The research carried out by
Elvik et al. (2004) shows that the effect of seat belt use at front seats is around 40% (the number
of fatalities in vehicle collisions is thus reduced by 40%), while the effect of seat belt use at rear
seats has not been yet studied sufficiently.
Geena Kuruvilla et al. (2017) “Problem Solving and Counter Measures for Road Accident Prone
Environments”. Two main factors responsible for road accidents are heavy traffic on roads and
rash driving. Reducing exposure to risk through transport and land use policies is the main factor
behind the crashes.
Manisha Minesh Desai et al. (2011) “Safety Measures for Controlling Road Accident Injuries &
Fatality”. Road safety problem is more severe in India. India needs to improve road safety
measures to reduce road accidents.
Persaud et al. (2004) “Freeway safety as a function of traffic flow”. Aggregate studies can be
subdivided into macroscopic (use of crash data over long periods of time) and microscopic
studies (use of data based on average hourly observations of crash rates and traffic flow).
Asad Iqbal et al. (2020) “Road Traffic Accident Analysis and Identification of Black Spot
Locations on Highway”. This research was concluded that the primary contributor in a road
traffic collision was human behavior while driving the vehicle and other contributors were
environment and vehicle. The number of road traffic collisions was varied giving an increase in
collisions with high severity index.
Gettman and Head (2008) “Conflict is defined as ‘An observable situation in which two or more
road users approach each other in time and space to such an extent that there is risk of collision if
their movements remain unchanged’.”
Kassim et al. (2014); Hunter and Rodgers (2012) “Conflict study may be carried out by
quantitative measurements in terms of time and space proximity between vehicles using video
technique.”
Hunter and Rodgers (2012); Dikshara, et al. (2010); Ozbay et al. (2007); Caliendo and Guida
(2012) “There are many proximal safety indicators which are defined as measures of crash
proximity, based on temporal and spatial measures that reflect closeness of road-users, in relation
to a projected point of collision. Previous research studies have shown that there is good
correlation between accident rates and conflicts.”
Caliendo and Guida (2012) “Many conflict studies have also been carried out using simulation
and the simulated conflicts were compared with actual crash data where good correlation
between conflicts and crashes have been obtained.”
3. METHODOLOGY
Site
Selection
Data
Collection
Data
Extraction
Data
Analysis
Results &
Conclusions
Counter-
measures
Study Methodology
For road traffic accident & black spot analysis, the selected site – Kendujhar, Odisha
For calculation of PET value, the selected section – Nihal Singh Chowk, Kendujhar
(Unsignalized Intersection)
Collision data of Kendujhar district from 2017 to 2020 for accident analysis (which is used to
detect the safety complications that might occur at a specific location. It could be used to detect
the accident at a location, from where the probable reasons are recognized and identification of
probable corrective actions) and CCTV footages of Nihal Singh chowk for 7 consecutive days of
the year 2021 were collected from DIB Section and DCRB Section of SP Office of the district by
ethical permission. Some video footages of the Nihal Singh chowk were also recorded by
videography method (for the calculation of PET value).
The accidental data study was made on various types of accidents including the effect of various
parameters on accident rate and black spot identification of Kendujhar District. The data was
digitized on MS Excel and Google Data Studio.
MS Excel was used for accident analysis and black spot analysis using the data collected and
graphs were plotted accordingly. On the other hand, Google Data Studio was used for
development of accident black spot map using the same data. Based on the data collected, the
data analysis & black spot identification was being done. This attempt will give accurate black
spot identification, rather than relying on assumed data for the location.
1. Date of Accident
2. Type of accident
3. Vehicles Involved
4. Accident severity (fatality, grievous injury, and simple injury)
5. Police Station reported
6. Place of Occurrence
The extraction of collected & recorded video footages was being done by using the Avidemux
software. From this extraction process, the extracted data are :
1. Traffic volume
2. Time of arrival of vehicles at different fixed points
3. Speed of vehicles at various consecutive time
4. Time of offending & conflicting vehicles at the intersection
3.6. Countermeasures
REFERENCES
1. Krsto Lipovac et al., 2015, “Accident Analysis and Preventions, Self-reported and observed
seat belt use – A case study: Bosnia and Herzegovina”.
2. Mohammed Ibrahim et al., 2017, “Identification of Accident Black Spot Locations Using
GIS & GPS Technology: A Case Study of Hyderabad”.
3. Geena Kuruvilla et al., 2017, “Problem Solving and Counter Measures for Road Accident
Prone Environments”.
4. Manisha Minesh Desai et al., 2011, “Safety Measures for Controlling Road Accident
Injuries & Fatality”.
5. Thomas F. Golob et al., 2003, “Freeway safety as a function of traffic flow”.
6. Asad Iqbal et al., 2020, “Road Traffic Accident Analysis and Identification of Black Spot
Locations on Highway”.
7. Gettman, D., L. Head. (2003) Surrogate Safety Measures from Traffic Simulation Models.
FHWA-RD-03-050. FHWA, U.S. Department of Transportation, 2003.
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10. Shekhar, B., Vedagiri, P. (2016) Proactive Safety Evaluation of a Multilane Unsignalized
Intersection Using Surrogate Measures. Transportation Letters, DOI
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11. ROAD ACCIDENTS IN INDIA – 2019, Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport
& Highways (MORTH), Transport Research Wing.
http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Road%20accidents%20in%20Indi
a%202016.pdf
12. INDIAN ROADS CONGRESS IRC:99-2018 :
https://law.resource.org/pub/in/bis/irc/irc.gov.in.099.2018.pdf.
13. WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION :
https://www.who.int/news-room/factsheets/detail/road-traffic-injuries
14. Investigation of Traffic Conflicts at Unsignalized Intersection for Reckoning Crash
Probability Under Mixed Traffic Conditions (2019).
List of Figures
Figure 2 Road inventory detail of Nihal Singh Chowk (PET Analysis Location)
YEARLY ANALYSIS
700
NO. OF ACCIDENTS
680
660
640
620
600 NO. OF ACCIDENTS
580
560
540
2017 2018 2019 2020
YEAR
JULY
FELL DOWN/CAPSIZED
TYPE OF ACCIDENT
VEHICLE - VEHICLE
342
341
340
312
294
277
261
207
191
152
107
76
70
63
60
54
52
48
42
42
38
36
36
34
36
28
26
26
25
19
2
1
1
2
NO. OF VEHICLES (2017) NO. OF VEHICLES (2018) NO. OF VEHICLES (2019) NO. OF VEHICLES (2020)
500
412
TYPES OF INJURIES
0
2017 2018 2019 2020
YEAR
100
NO. OF ACCIDENTS
80
60
40
20
POLICE STATIONS
NO. OF ACCIDENTS - 2017 NO. OF ACCIDENTS - 2018 NO. OF ACCIDENTS - 2019 NO. OF ACCIDENTS - 2020
Kusum Ghat
70
Kuajharan 60 Kanjipani Ghat Section
50
40
30
Padmapur 20 Barabanka Jungle
10
0
Gopalpur Ghatagaon
Badaposi
Figure 9 Top 10 Black Spot Locations of Kendujhar (Based on collision data of 2017-2020)
List of Tables
Table 7 Identification of Top 10 Black spot locations of Kendujhar (Based on collision data of
year 2017-2020)
2017 592
2018 639
2019 674
2020 649
VEHICLE -
337 275 376 339
VEHICLE
VEHICLE -
123 183 130 158
PEDESTRIAN
VEHICLE -
5 9 10 7
ANIMAL
VEHICLE -
24 67 51 42
FIXED OBJECT
FELL DOWN/
103 105 107 103
CAPSIZED