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1 Major Fatal Road Accidents in Bangladesh : Characteristics , Causes and Remedial Measures
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hoque, Mazharul Rahman, K. M. Ashrafuzzaman Shamsul Hoque Mahmud, S. M. Sohel Rahman, Mohammad Wahidur |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | This paper presents a brief overview of current major fatal road accidents statistics in Bangladesh for the period from 2002-2005. It is found that each year at least 126 major fatal accidents are occurred causing at least 612 deaths and 1857 injuries on the highways. The accident types, which resulted in considerable amount of fatalities are head on (39%), lost control (34%), rear end (16%), and hit object on/off road (7%). Fatal accidents which occurred on highways are likely to involve heavy vehicles, especially buses, and likely to involve multi vehicle accidents. Excessive speeding and road & roadside hazardous conditions accelerate the severity of accident. This study specially assesses the contributory factors responsible for the occurrence of accidents at the most frequent locations. Improving safety of the road environment is now a great concern which emphasizes on wider application of proven road engineering measure at locations identified by systematic accident investigation and research. INTRODUCTION In Bangladesh, road transport has to bear solely the major part of passenger and freight movements. For this, it is now the most important mode of transport but ironically deaths from road traffic accidents (RTA) have been now characterized in this country as a hidden epidemic which affects all sectors of society. It is found that, of all total reported accidents, 65 percent are fatal and a considerable number of fatal accidents are occurring every year in which a large number of road users lose their lives in each accident. This paper assess prevalence of these major fatal road traffic accidents (MFRTAs) reporting to the newspapers, electronic media etc. and an analysis of the factors in relation to victims, vehicles and sites of impacts, accident pattern etc. Besides, this paper makes an attempt to prescribe some effective countermeasures pertaining to hosts (road users), the agents (vehicles) and the road environmental conditions. WHAT IS MAJOR FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT (MFRTA) The authors define the major fatal road accident as “the single accident in which at least three persons are killed”. Accident statistics of 2002-2005 shows that this type of accident constitutes nearly 5 percent of total fatal accidents and 3 percent of all accidents in Bangladesh but claims at least 19 percent of total fatalities and 57 percent of total injuries each year. CHARACTERISTICS OF MAJOR FATAL ACCIDENTS IN BANGLADESH This section summarizes the findings of the major fatal accident characteristics: ACCIDENT STATISTICS Table1: Major Fatal Accidents in Bangladesh In total, there were 505 reported major fatal accidents over the period 2002-2005 which claims 2446 lives and injured at least 7427 people ( Table 1 ).On average at least 126 major fatal accidents are occurred in each year resulting 4.85 fatalities and 14.7 casualties per accident. Though major fatal accidents are only 3 percent of total accident, they allege 19.0 percent of total fatalities and 57.0 percent of total injuries each year. Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering & Director, Accident Research Centre (ARC), BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2 Senior Engineer, BCL & M.Sc student, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET. 3 Junior Research Fellow, Research Assistant, Accident Research Centre (ARC), BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Year Major Fatal Accident No. Person Killed Person Injured Fatalities per accident Injuries per accident 2002 105 621 1460 5.9 13.9 2003 103 497 1781 4.8 17.3 2004 134 645 2032 4.8 15.2 2005 163 683 2154 4.2 13.2 Total 505 2446 7427 4.9 14.9 |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
