Research Paper on the Road Safety Audit and a...

Research Paper on the Road Safety Audit and a Case Study on Kaithal-Kurukshetra Road Haryana, India

Author Name : Hitesh Kumar, Mrs. Monika,

Road safety audit is formal procedure for assessing potential and safety performance in the provision of new road schemes, the improvement and rehabilitation of existing road and in maintenance of roads. The role of auditor is to provide independent advice in the form of recommendation. The primary role of auditing identifying the potential problems of a highway project by conducting the site inspection and collecting data. The objective of the study in the identification of accident prone areas on the road from FIR, to study the effect of roadway geometrics and traffic conditions on the road and development of statistical relationship between accident and various factors causing accidents. The road selected for the study is Kaithal-Kurukshetra, Haryana, India. Accident prone locations are identified by the all analysis.