Engineering challenges on controlling road accident (case study)

It is true that "death is imminent" for any living being. But death due to road accident is the maximum cause for human beings in India. This is due to lack of awareness among common people, as well as lack of government administration, as covered in the various paragraphs on the primary cause of road accidents. There are various reasons for recurring road accidents in India. If all the concerned authorities and people, in general, are careful and sincerely adopt the principles of road safety and abide by them, then road accidents can be avoided. The author has taken care of almost all points considered from various angles and cited here for control of accidents in reality. He has put forth various means about road safety as per actual performances during his long experience on different types of road projects. The topic "Controlling road accident-Road accident-Overview" put forth by Er Nandanandan Das, was critically discussed and approved by technical experts of work department of Government of Odisha during 2001. These have been circulated to all engineering departments as ideal guides as per the recommendation of the committee. Lots of methods for prevention of accidents have been codified by Indian Roads Congress (IRC) for implementation, but the author has cited here in totality, considering the reasons of accidents and suitable remedies in general. These cover even measure existing IRC codes. These may be further analyzed and detailed for covering better safety on road accidents.

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  • Abstract reprinted with permission from the publisher.
• Authors:
  • Das, Nandanandan
• Publication Date: 2013-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 9-16
• Serial:
  • Indian Highways
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0376-7256

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Highway engineering; Highway safety; Regulation; Traffic crashes
• Identifier Terms: Indian Roads Congress
• Geographic Terms: India
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01496233
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 24 2013 9:34AM