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A Study on the Frequency of Traffic Accidents by Traffic Signal Timing: Focused on Daejeon

『신호현시 표출 방법』에 따른 교통사고 발생빈도 분석 연구: 대전광역시 관내 중심으로

  • So-sig Yoon (Traffic Bureau of Korea National Police Agency) ;
  • Min-ho Lee (Federation of Specialized Driver Training School) ;
  • Choul-ki Lee (Dept. of Transportation System Eng., Univ. of Ajou)
  • 윤소식 (경찰청 교통국) ;
  • 이민호 (전국자동차운전전문학원연합회) ;
  • 이철기 (아주대학교 교통시스템공학과)
  • Received : 2023.04.10
  • Accepted : 2023.05.08
  • Published : 2023.06.30

Abstract

Although traffic signal installations are continuously expanding, the effect of preventing traffic accidents remains unverified. Totally, 7,045 traffic accident data (such as signal violations) registered with TCS were manually searched for a 7-year period from 2013 to 2019 for 1,602 traffic signals in Daejeon Metropolitan City. The top 20 traffic accident intersections were identified, the traffic accident investigation records and field maps were viewed to compare the driving direction and signal phase of the violated vehicle, and the cause of the traffic accident was divided into insufficient signal operation design (operation) and driver negligence (intentional). Results of the analysis revealed that 75% of traffic accidents occurred in thru-left-turn traffic signals and overlap; moreover, extending the yellow time or operating all red signals due to countermeasures against traffic accidents occurring in yellow signals resulted in reduced traffic accidents. Data indicated that Permissive Left Turn requires improvement with the signal operation. In addition, since The Korean National Police Agency is not computerized for traffic accident sites and signal-related data, the lack of manpower necessitates improvement and utilization of TCS when establishing traffic accident prevention measures. It is believed that it will contribute to signal operation by analyzing vast amounts of data collected in the field and presenting improvement measures.

본 연구는 지속 확대 설치되고 있는 교통신호기가 교통사고 예방에 어떤 효과가 있는지 분석하기 위한 것이다. 대전광역시 교통신호기 1,602개소 중에서 2013~2019년까지 7년간 TCS에 등록된 신호위반 등 교통사고 자료 7,045건을 수기 검색하였다. 교통사고 다발 상위 20개소 교차로를 특정하고, 교통사고 조사기록과 현장지도를 열람하여 위반차량의 주행 방향, 신호현시를 비교분석하고, 신호위반 교통사고 원인을 신호운영 설계(운영) 미흡과 운전자 과실(고의)을 구분해서 문제점 및 개선안을 제안하였다. 분석 결과 직좌동시신호와 중복현시 등에서 신호위반 교통사고 75%가 발생하였고, 황색신호에서 발생하는 교통사고 대책으로 황색신호시간 연장 또는 전적색(All Red)신호 운영시 교통사고가 줄어들었다. 비보호 좌회전은 정상신호로 개선이 필요하다. 또한, 경찰에서는 교통사고 현장지도 및 신호관련 자료에 대하여 수기 열람으로 교통사고 예방대책 수립시 많은 인력과 활용도가 떨어져 교통업무관리시스템(TCS)의 개선이 필요하다. 본 연구는 현장에서 수집한 방대한 데이터를 분석하여 개선방안을 제시한 것으로 신호운영에 기여할 것으로 판단된다.

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