Traffic Survey Study on 2/4-Lane Road without Paved Shoulder from Bhimasar Junction (NH-41) to Anjar- Bhuj up to Airport Junction (NH-341) in the state of Gujarat.

Abstract

The financial growth of any country depends on transportation for its overall development. The highways in India follow heterogeneous traffic conditions in contrast to highways in other countries. Accident experience on rural highways is a complex function of many factors, including not only those associated with physical aspects of the roadway and the roadside but also a multitude of others related to a driver, vehicle, traffic, and environmental conditions. Among the many roadway-related features of importance-estimated by one 1978 study to total at least 50. Three that are often underscored as being among those having the greatest impact include lane width, shoulder width, and shoulder type. The purpose of this investigation was to critically review relevant literature and develop a model for estimating the effect of lane width, shoulder width, and shoulder type on motor vehicle accidents on two-lane, rural highways. Preliminary issues considered important to this task include (a) criteria for selecting and evaluating useful studies, and (b) definitional issues.