ROAD ACCIDENT AND SAFETY STUDY IN SYLHET REGION OF BANGLADESH

• Main Authors: B. K. BANIK, M.A.I. CHOWDHURY, E. HOSSAIN, B. MOJUMDAR
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor's University 2011-08-01
• Series: Journal of Engineering Science and Technology
• Subjects: Traffic; Casualty; Fatality; Severity; Collision; Vehicle; Pedestrian
• Online Access: http://jestec.taylors.edu.my/Vol%206%20Issue%204%20August%2011/Vol_6_4_493_505_CHOWDHURY.pdf

Roads, highways and streets are fundamental infrastructure facilities to provide the transportation for passenger travel and goods movement from one place to another in Sylhet, north–eastern division of Bangladesh with rapid growth of road vehicle, being comparatively developed economic tourist prone area faces severe road traffic accident. Such severe road accidents cause harsh safety hazards on the roads of Sylhet area. This research work presents an overview of the road traffic accident and degraded road safety situation in Sylhet zone which in particular, discusses the key road accident problem characteristics identifying the hazardous roads and spots, most responsible vehicles and related components, conditions of drivers and pedestrians, most victims of accident, effects of accident on society, safety priorities and options available in Sylhet. In this regard, a comprehensive questionnaire survey was conducted on the concerned groups of transportation and detailed accident data was collected from a popular local newspaper. Analysis of the study reveals that Dhaka- Sylhet highway is the most hazardous in road basis and Sylhet Sador thana is the most vulnerable in thana basis in Sylhet region.