Approach to Identifying Black Spots Based on Potential Saving in Accident Costs

Authors

  • Huy Huu Nguyen
  • Pichai Taneerananon
  • Paramet Luathep

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2016.20.2.109 Full article

Abstract

In improving road safety, the identification of black spots based on potential saving in accident costs is an attempt to make the selection of black spots to treat out of the identified ones. This selection is based on a new approach in which safety potential is employed as a key parameter which has a dual function of identification and prioritization. With this approach, it is possible to find black spots where safety improvement measures are expected to have the greatest economical effectiveness. Therefore, the approach may be a practically suitable tool for developing countries in road traffic accident reduction effort. This paper intends to introduce the new approach to identify road accident black spots in detail. First, the evolution of criteria for black spot identification is reviewed. What follows is an analytical framework for identifying black spots based on potential saving in accident costs. Finally, a particular case of practical implementation is enclosed in order to illustrate the approach.

Keywords:

SAPO, safety potential, hot spots, black spots, hazardous locations.

Affiliations

  • Huy Huu Nguyen Prince of Songkla University
  • Pichai Taneerananon Prince of Songkla University
  • Paramet Luathep Prince of Songkla University

Corresponding author: Huy Huu Nguyen, huycongtrinh@yahoo.com

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Author Biographies

  • Huy Huu Nguyen

    EU-Asia Road Safety Centre of Excellence (RoSCoE), Department of Civil Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand

  • Pichai Taneerananon

    Centre for Road Safety Research, Department of Civil Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand

  • Paramet Luathep

    Centre for Road Safety Research, Department of Civil Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkla 90112, Thailand

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[1]
H. H. Nguyen, P. Taneerananon, and P. Luathep, “Approach to Identifying Black Spots Based on Potential Saving in Accident Costs”, Eng. J., vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 109–122, May 2016, doi: 10.4186/ej.2016.20.2.109.

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Published

2016-05-18

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2016): Regular Issue

Section

Modern Engineering Technology

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