IDENTIFYING MAJOR URBAN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BLACK-SPOTS (Rtabss): a SUB-CITY BASED ANALYSIS of EVIDENCES from the CITY of ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (Volume 15, No.2, 2013) ISSN: 1520-5509 Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania IDENTIFYING MAJOR URBAN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BLACK-SPOTS (RTABSs): A SUB-CITY BASED ANALYSIS OF EVIDENCES FROM THE CITY OF ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA Guyu Ferede Daie Addis Ababa University (AAU), Ethiopia ABSTRACT Despite its adverse socio-economic impact, a study on identification of road traffic accident black-spots (RTABSs) in Addis Ababa is either negligible or only a general attempt made for the city as a whole (National Road Safety Coordination Office, [NRSCO], 2005) without considering the specific experiences of each sub-city. The main aim of this study was, therefore, to identify the major accident black spots in each sub-city of Addis Ababa separately. For this purpose, secondary data obtained from Addis Ababa traffic police office was employed. The findings of the study revealed that there were 125 major accident black-spots in Addis Ababa as a whole. The distribution by sub-city shows10, 11, 24, 10, 21, 10, 20, 6, 4 and 9 RTABSs in Kirkos, Bole, Arada , Yeka, Lideta, Nifas-Silk/Lafto, Addis-Ketema, Akaki, Kolfe and Gullele sub-cities respectively. This has implication on the need for sustainable transport development planning. The RTABSs identified in each sub-city need to be focused while planning. Therefore, concerned bodies should encourage further investigation of specific causes for designing and implementing appropriate road safety control strategies in order to significantly reduce the incidence of road crashes in the city. This can be done by planning sustainable ways of designing transport system such as road networks that should accommodate the ever increasing number of vehicles followed by frequent inspection of vehicles themselves.
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