Road safety audit of main highways in Songkhla province
การตรวจสอบความปลอดภัยของทางหลวงสายหลักในจังหวัดสงขลา
Chanin Suvaprom, M.Sc. in Civil Eng., PSU.
Pichai Taneerananon, Assoc. Prof., D. of Civil Eng., F. of Eng., PSU.
Wiwat Sutiwipakorn, D. of Civil Eng., F. of Eng., PSU.
Corresponding e-mail : tpichai@ratree.psu.ac.th
Grant : Graduate School, PSU.
Presented : The 6th National Convention on Civil Engineering, 10-12 May 2000, Dusit Resort
and Polo Club, Cha-Am, Phetchaburi
Key words : road safety audit, traffic accident
The economic loss due to traffic accident is a great cost to the nation. In 1998, the number of fatalities from road crashes in Thailand was 12,234, the number of accidents 73,725 and the number
of injuries 52,538.
Road safety audit is a proactive strategy, which deals with accident prevention. The practice
has been used in foreign countries particularly in the UK and Australia since 1990.
This article shows case study results of an application of Road safety audit to existing roads
in Songkhla province. The purpose of this study is to identify potential accident locations and recom-
mend improvements to these sites by application of road safety engineering principles.
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