Implication of GIS Technology in Accident Research in Bangladesh

Authors

  • Dilip Goswami Research Assistant, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna.
  • Md Manjur Morshed Assistant Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna
  • Md Sazedul Hasan Research Assistant, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET), Khulna.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jbip.v8i1.76833

Keywords:

Accident, GIS, Bangladesh

Abstract

Road accident is a major cause of loss of lives and economy of Bangladesh. National highways of Bangladesh have been a virtual death trap. However, accidents are concentrated on a few locations, which means, improvement of the scenario is possible through accident counterstrike measures. This paper has used Hazardous Location Index analysis to identify accident-prone areas of Joydebpur-Jamuna Bridge National Highway (NH405). In doing so, it has identified that about 11.50% accidents occurred in only 2.63% of the total length of the highway (highly accident-prone), whereas 12.41% length of the highway is accident-prone location. About 15.04% length of the highway needs counterstrike measures against accidents through road safety programs.

Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners, Vol. 8, Dec 2015, pp. 159-166

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Published

2015-12-30

How to Cite

Goswami, D., Morshed, M. M., & Hasan, M. S. (2015). Implication of GIS Technology in Accident Research in Bangladesh. Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners, 8(1), 159–166. https://doi.org/10.3329/jbip.v8i1.76833

Issue

Vol. 8 (2015)

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Articles