Crash Risk Influencing Wrong Way Driving of Motorcycles in Khon Kaen City
Keywords:
Wrong way driving, Motorcycle, Traffic violationAbstract
Wrong Way Driving (WWD) of motorcycle is a driving violation that can result in a road crash. It was frequently encountered in Khon Kaen city, Thailand. The purpose of this study is to examine a relation between a WWD behavior and a crash risk on travel route. This study selected six locations in Khon Kaen city to examine motorcyclists’ driving behavior either WWD or making a U-turn in accordance with traffic rules. 941 motorcycle samples were collected. Crash risk on travel route was evaluated by the Safe System Assessment. This study applied statistical approaches to analyze a correlation between a proportion of WWD of motorcycles and crash risk variables comparing between traffic rules following route and WWD route. The results indicated that a proportion of WWD of motorcycles was directly related to a ratio of distance between traffic rule following route and WWD route. Finally, this study proposed recommendations for an improvement of a road infrastructure to reduce motorcyclists' WWD behavior.
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