Identification of Road Safety Hazards in the Roadway of Palembang-Indralaya

DOI

10.2991/ahsr.k.200612.005How to use a DOI?

Keywords

hazard, roadway, accident, university, Palindra

Abstract

One of common problem in the road user accident is the condition of road infrastructure. Road accidents was categorized as the ninth rank of death most common cause in 1990 and are estimated to be the third by 2020. Road Safety Audit is needed to identify and eliminate potential hazards from roads and their equipment, which can cause accidents. This safety issue identification is carried out at the earliest possible stage to reduce the cost of design or rebuilding and ensure that the road can be used safely from the start. The roadway along Palembang-Indralaya connecting Sriwijaya University in two different location, Indralaya and Palembang. Most of the accident were civitas academica in Sriwijaya University due to high mobility. The aim of this research was to identify safety hazards in the roadway of Palembang-Indralaya route. Research method used were qualitative study design by examine the road infrastructure along the roadway and indepth interview. The informant were local community that live near Palembang-Indralaya Roadway. The results were identified hazard consists of moving hazards (vehicles, animals and crossing pedestrians) and immovable hazards (electric poles, road signs, traffic signs, curving road, lighting and deep hole). The government should conducted annually maintenance program in or der to prevent fatality accident.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Desheila Andarini
AU  - Anita Camelia
AU  - Dwi Septiawati
AU  - Novrikasari
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/06/19
TI  - Identification of Road Safety Hazards in the Roadway of Palembang-Indralaya
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Sriwijaya International Conference of Public Health (SICPH 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 30
EP  - 34
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200612.005
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200612.005
ID  - Andarini2020
ER  -