Analysis of in-depth crash data on Indian national highways and impact of road design on crashes and injury severity

The National Highways Development Project in India is aimed at upgrading over 12,000 km of national highways from 2-lane undivided roads to 4-lane divided roads. With nearly 40 percent of fatal crashes being reported on national highways, the effect of this project on road safety needs to be assessed. Researchers carried out on-site crash investigations and in-depth crash data collection for a period of 45 to 60 days on four 2-lane undivided highways and a 4-lane divided highway. Based on 76 crashes examined, researchers found a shift of crash pattern from head-on collisions on undivided 2-lane highways to front-rear collisions on divided 4-lane highways, This paper presents the methodology, the analysis of the crashes examined, and the critical safety problems identified for greater consideration in future highway development projects. It also highlights the need and the significance of in-depth crash investigations to understand local traffic conditions and problems in India. (A) Paper to the session "Methodologies of In-Depth-Investigations" of the 4th International Conference on ESAR "Expert Symposium on Accident Research", 16th to 18th September 2010 in Hannover. For the covering abstract of the conference, see ITRD D366702.

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• Authors:
  • Padmanaban, J
  • RAJARAMAN, R
  • STADTER, G
  • NARAYAN, S
  • RAMESH, B
• Publication Date: 2010-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 14p
• Monograph Title: Assessing the field relevance of testing protocols and injury risk functions employed in new car assessment programs
• Serial:
  • BERICHTE DER BUNDESANSTALT FUER STRASSENWESEN. UNTERREIHE FAHRZEUGTECHNIK
  • Issue Number: 77
  • Publisher: WIRTSCHAFTSVERLAG NW
  • ISSN: 0943-9307

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Crash reconstruction; Crash severity; Crashes; Fatalities; Highway design; Highways; Intersections; Layout; Mathematical analysis; Medians; Multilane highways; On the scene crash investigation; Paved shoulders; Pavement widening; Roadside; Safety; Traffic lanes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes; Two
• Geographic Terms: India
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1621: Accident reconstruction; 6471: Analysis (math); 9003: Cause; 2914: Central reserve; 1631: Collision; 8525: Conference; 1602: Fatality; 2916: Hard shoulder; 2755: Highway; 2855: Highway design; 8045: India; 455: Junction; 2885: Layout; 2838: Multilane; 1611: On the spot accident investigation; 2821: Roadside; 1665: Safety; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 2827: Traffic lane; 9082: Two; 2889: Widening (road, bridge)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01379752
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Aug 2 2012 9:29AM