Assessment of Road Condition: Traffic Safety Requirement

Authors

  • D. Sanjeeva Rao Andhra University image/svg+xml
  • M. Srinivasa Rao DGM (Maintenance), Department of MMSM, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
  • V.V.S. Kesava Rao Andhra University image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4108/ew.4472

Keywords:

AHP, Road safety, ANN

Abstract

Road deaths and injuries highly affect the lives of people worldwide. road injuries and deaths happen due to improper driving, unfit motor vehicles, traffic laws disobeying persons and poor road condition. An effort is made here to assess the factors of poor road conditions which can be improved by prioritizing. Multi criteria technique is applied to prioritize the factors. Ann technique is adopted to assess the road condition. The methodology suggested can be used to determine the level of contribution of parameters towards safety hazard. Accordingly, appropriate mitigation measures may be adopted. A further detailed study needs to be conducted on a large scale by carrying out sensitivity analysis to test the stability of the ranking obtained by the suggested methods.

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24-11-2023

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Rao DS, Rao MS, Rao VK. Assessment of Road Condition: Traffic Safety Requirement. EAI Endorsed Trans Energy Web [Internet]. 2023 Nov. 24 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];10. Available from: https://publications.eai.eu/index.php/ew/article/view/4472