The Research for the Correlation between Highway Design and Traffic Accidents – Use the Taiwan Providential Route 14 as the Example

碩士 === 逢甲大學 === 交通工程與管理所 === 97 === Road is the main channel in connect place to place. It is also one of the most important infrastructures of the country. Different types of road run by varied government agencies and the scope of the jurisdictions are different, too. In the modern world, road prov...

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Main Authors: Shu-Chin Kung, 龔書瑾
Other Authors: none
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/69880308325345165744
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Summary:碩士 === 逢甲大學 === 交通工程與管理所 === 97 === Road is the main channel in connect place to place. It is also one of the most important infrastructures of the country. Different types of road run by varied government agencies and the scope of the jurisdictions are different, too. In the modern world, road provides us the convenient way to connect with other. However, it has come to our attention that some problems has become important issues in now days, such as not enough capacity, over usage of the road, improper design and poor management of the road Government has spent enormous amount of money and manpower to lower the accident rate in the busy traffic injunction and work hard to improve the safety travel ever year. However, under the current traffic regulations, we don’t have a clear set of guideline to overlook the current assessments. My study is based on sampling 297 accident areas from the Publication No. 24, and No. 25 of “Proposals on how to improve the easy accident section of the Taiwan”. I analyzed what are the main reasons caused the accident and what we can to prevent it. In my research, I found that seventy percent of the accidents happened in Taiwan was caused by “Reckless and failing to yield in the interceptions”, “Ignoring the warning signs”, and “Not paying attention to road conditions in ahead”. I suggested that by “Adding more warning signs and signals “,” Setup more radar and photo enforced and "Increase the law enforcement on traffic violations" will do to improve it. Finally, based on my comprehensive study and follow up research on the “Explore of any possible incidents that could happened on the Taiwan Highway 14” alone with the actual road maps and on-site visits of Highway 14 and the regulations on engineering design and specification by Ministry of Transportation and Communications, R.O.C., I have proposed the possible recommendations and improvements to the authorized government agency.