Accident Severity Analysis in Johor

Authors

  • Albert Faculty of Engineering and Quantity Surveying, INTI International University, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  • , Sudesh Nair Baskara Department of Highway and Transportation, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

Keywords:

Road Traffic Accident, Severity, Accident Factors, Regression

Abstract

Road accident has been a common problem in Malaysia. Road accidents occurred due to various
factors with different type of accident severities. This study analyzed the relationship between
the accident severities and accident factors in Johor. Accident severities were analyzed using R
software to develop regression models that capable of predicting the number of accidents as
well as the accident severities by road type, time of occurrence, and road geometry. As for the
severity, there were three levels of severities that were presented in this study which were death,
major injuries and minor injuries. The results showed that the combination of the federal road
with straight road which took place around 8 PM to 10 PM were the most critical combination
that caused the highest chance of fatalities. It was also shown that there were high chances for
a driver to suffer death from road traffic accident anytime in the 24 hours.

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Published

2020-12-31

Issue

Vol. 2020: INTI Journal

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