Road User Vulnerability in Traffic Accidents, Featuring Full Day Data Collection – Comprehensive MACRO Analysis Study for the City of Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

It is an undoubted truth that the system of
transportation planning is associated with the key parameters of
traffic safety. This focuses the implementation of designed
policies and standards. The relationship between road traffic
accidents and applied infrastructure facilities is proportional.
This imparts the available geometric design considerations,
pavement structure, environmental, human and vehicle
contributory factors. Traffic accidents are also affected on
various 24hrs timings of the day and classified as dawn, daylight,
dusk and dark in different research studies. Each time of the day
has its own characteristics featuring with the driver
performance, site detection, visual acquaintance and information
provided for decision sight distance.
Accidents occurring in various timings with respect to different
types of road users are presented in this research. Possible root
causes with significant recommended measures are the extensive
dimensions of this research study. On the whole, three years data
record is utilized in the analytical part as well. For the sake of
reason, macro analysis tools and techniques are used in order to
justify the results. The results are also formulated highlighting
responsible factors and liaison with the accidents carried out in
morning and dark.