Speed and Crash Analysis: A Case Study of Bangalore-Mysore Expressway

Abstract

Abstract: Aim: Speed is a significant risk factor for traffic safety. The study aimed to identify the most frequent predictors the explanatory variables and measurements used to study the contribution of the airspeed factorto the risk of injury in the event of a collision. Collision Risk Analysis takes into consideration the cause- effect relationships between three major factors: the human being, the vehicle, and the environment (whichinclude the circumstances of the accident and the highway). This study focuses primarily on the analysis ofaccident risk factors, with an emphasis on the contribution of speed to injury risk. The proposed route isthe NH 275 expressway from Bangalore to Mysore (toll from Bangalore to Nidaghatta– State of Karnataka) which is 50.5 km long. This study deals with the inventory of roads, the inventory ofsignaling, the inventory of traffic volumes, the study of point speed, the study of speed and delays, and other investigations. Accident data has been collected for the 2017- 2022 stretch period and analysis is beingconducted