Effect of Roadside Development on the Safety of Intersections without Signals

Ashar Ahmed; Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah; Ahmad Shukri Yahya

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.802.393

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Effect of Roadside Development on the Safety of Intersections without Signals

Abstract:

Roadside development plays an important role in the safety of the entire road in general and intersections in particular. Illegal and improper buildouts such as roadside kiosks, bus stops and fire stations are an accident hazard and a hindrance towards sustainable development. This paper presents the first account of analysis of safety evaluation of intersections with respect to roadside development in Malaysia. The data collected on 14 sites was analyzed. The results indicated that the bus stops and restaurants located right infront of the unsignalized intersections were the major contributory factors in decreasing the safety. Moreover it was found that facilities staggered away from the intersection such as another access point are less hazardous. It is recommended that relevant authorities should ensure the removal of such risky roadside developments.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 802)

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393-398

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https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.802.393

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October 2015

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Ashar Ahmed*, Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah, Ahmad Shukri Yahya

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Accidents, GaP, Roadside Development, Speed, Unsignalized Intersection, Volume

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