Development of Road Safety Sustainability Model for Malaysian Road

Road accidents are a major problem in both developed and developing countries, although related to different historical reasons and circumstances. The clear, common feature is the impact caused by three major factors: use of the automobile, road infrastructure and the road users (human factor), this...

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Published inApplied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 606; no. Materials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Research Advances 1.2; pp. 235 - 239
Main Authors Rohani, J.M., Arowolo, Matthew Oluwole, Abdul Rani, Mat Rebi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Zurich Trans Tech Publications Ltd 01.08.2014
Subjects
Automobiles
Automotive engineering
Human factors
Indicators
Mathematical models
Road safety
Roads
Sustainability
Performance
Indicators
Sustainability
Human Factors
Road Safety
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Summary:Road accidents are a major problem in both developed and developing countries, although related to different historical reasons and circumstances. The clear, common feature is the impact caused by three major factors: use of the automobile, road infrastructure and the road users (human factor), this has generated interest from researchers and academia. Most research has been limited in scope, while some researchers used secondary data, some use official reports, experimental investigation through system approach. The inability to recognize the complexity of factors that affect this issue may explain why we have conflicting results obtained by different researchers. The purpose of this paper was to develop a sustainable road safety model that is based on concurrent research, including: Human factors, Vehicle factors and Road factors. A sustainable approach was taken in evaluating relationships among the various factors and indicators thereby proposing a model that can serve as a tool for benchmarking and policy decision. Keywords: Road Safety; performance; Indicators; Human Factors; Sustainability
Bibliography:Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 1st International Materials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Conference (MIMEC 2013), December 4-6, 2013, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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ISBN:3038351830
9783038351832
ISSN:1660-9336
1662-7482
1662-7482
DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.606.235