Road traffic accident is a massive health hazard in Egypt and all over the world. Also, Road traffic
injuries (RTIs) are a major cause of global mortality and morbidity. Available funds are insufficient to solve
problems in all accident locations at the same time. Consequently, accident locations need to be ranked according to
its severity for best allocation of available funds to repair the most severe locations. El Minia-Beni suif east and
Agriculture roads are of the roads that have a highly repetition of accidents. This study compares between accident
characteristics on both roads. In addition, areas of high accident occurrence are ranked according to its severity.
Accident data on both roads is abstained from General Authority of Roads, Bridges and Land transport (GARBLT)
for the period from 2010-2014. Analysis proved that Agriculture road has the major part of accidents, death and
injuries. The maximum number of accidents on both roads occurs at kilometers between 20 and 30. The road section
length of highly accident location on both roads is divided into subsections with length 2 km. These subsections are
ranked according to its severity using the accident weight methodology. Accident weight is estimated using the
economic cost of death, injury and property damage. Black spots are determined using Critical Crash Rate approach.
Analysis proved that two locations on the study area can be considered as black spots. One on each road at the same
km (24-26) is considered as a black spot. The present study recommends starting modifications with these two black
spots sites then other locations according to its rank of severity. Also, the research recommends that the
methodology introduced in should be used on all Egyptian roads. |
