TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mehta, Suruchi (UC2414)
AU  - Adhvaryu, Bhargav (Guide)
TI  - Road safety for Ahmedabad (Soft copy is also available)
U1  - B TH-0799 
PY  - 2019///
N1  - Contents
Acknowledgements	iii
Abstract	iv
List of tables	v
List of annexures	v
List of figures	vi
Abbreviations	vii
1	Introduction	1
1.1	Background	1
1.2	Indian Scenario	1
1.3	Road network growth in city	4
1.4	Need for study	5
1.5	Objective	5
1.6	Scope	5
1.7	Methodology	6
1.8	Limitations	6
2	Literature Review	7
2.1	Factors causing accidents	8
2.2	Accident fatality rate	9
2.3	Accident severity index	9
2.4	Accident fatality risk	9
2.5	Accident risk	9
2.6	Injury Severity Definitions	9
2.7	Methods for Identifying of Critical Streches/ Black Spots	10
2.7.1	Frequency method	10
2.7.2	Accident severity method	10
2.7.3	Accident rate method	10
2.8	Road safety and traffic management policies in various countries	11
3	Data Collection and Analysis	14
3.1	Traffic management organisation	16
3.1.1	Area under traffic police station	17
3.2	Zone wise accident distribution	19
3.3	Time wise accident distribution	21
3.3.1	X2 (Chi square) test	21
3.4	Month wise accidents distribution	25
3.5	Gender Specific Distribution	25
3.6	Vulnerable road users and vehicles causing accidents	26
3.6.1	Vulnerable road users	26
3.6.2	Responsible modes of Fatal Accidents	27
3.6.3	Crash type	27
3.7	Collision particulars	28
3.8	Black spots, 2018	29
3.9	Black spots identified by TDP	29
3.9.1	Selection of stretches/ black spot	32
3.10	Problems identified for selected spots/ stretch	33
3.11	Accident Severity Index	37
3.12	Accident Fatality Risk	37
3.13	Accident Risk	38
3.14	Accident Fatality Rate	39
4	Conclusion and Recommendation	40
4.1	Inferences	40
4.2	Recommendations	41
4.2.1	Engineering	42
4.2.2	Enforcement	44
4.2.3	Education	45
4.2.4	EMS (Emergency Medical Services)	46
References	47
Annexures	48

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