• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2016

PURPOSES : This paper proposes a reliability index for the safety evaluation of freeway sections. It establishes a reliability index as a safety surrogate on freeways considering speeds and speed dispersions. METHODS : We collated values of design elements including radii, curve lengths, vertical slopes (absolute values), superelevations, and vertical slopes from seven freeway sections in Korea. We also collected data about driving speeds, traffic accidents, and their deviations. We established a reliability index using these variables. RESULTS : The average radii, curve lengths, and superelevations are highly correlated with the incidence of traffic accidents. Deviations in radius and curve lengths show an especially high correlation. The reliability index, derived from speed and speed dispersions of the seven freeway sections, also correlated highly with accidents with a correlation index of 0.63. CONCLUSIONS : Since the reliability index obtained from speed and speed dispersions are highly correlated with traffic accidents, we conclude that a reliability index can be a safety surrogate on freeways considering speeds and speed dispersions together in terms of design and operational levels.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.84-89
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• 2013

The main causes of traffic accidents can be classified by 3 factors - human error, vehicle deficiency and road environmental problem and most accidents occurs not only 1 factor but combination of 2 or 3-factors. Among these factors, road environmental factor is the most important factor due to influence the behavior of cars and road users and road environmental factor affects 30% of total accidents approximately. The 5 years traffic accidents data analyzed to verify the accidents severity on Korea National Highways. In order to analyze the severity, Ordered Probit Model was used. As a independent variables of this model the number of lane, neighbor road environments, sight distance, vertical grade, lane width, shoulder width and traffic volume were used and as a dependent variables the minor injuries, serious injuries and fatalities were used. Research results shows that sight distance and lane width are identified as significant factors for the traffic accident severity and lesser sight distance and lane width shows greater traffic accident severity.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.186-196
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• 2010

It has been well known that traffic accidents occur under combined functional contributions of drivers, vehicles and road facilities, and that evaluation of safety levels for a specific road section or point is generally much complicated. Additionally, most of traffic accidents occur randomly implicating it is necessary to be evaluated in terms of probability theory. Thus, the evaluation model which reflects various characteristics and probabilistic distributions of traffic accidents has been necessary. The present paper provides a reliability based model with variables of probabilistic operating speeds and design speeds together which have been individually explaining associated characteristics in traffic accidents. Consequently, the model made it possible for speed management and road improvement projects to be evaluated in a common index. Application studies were performed in three cases. Through the studies, couples of facts were identified that the model successfully considered the probabilistic operating speeds and design speeds together and that then, the model evaluated road safety alternatives relatively which are complicatedly characterized and differently located.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.95-100
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• 2022

In general, fire accidents in tunnels are sufficiently preventable, but the damage is very large. Therefore, the number of highway traffic accidents is high in spring when spring fatigue occurs and the traffic volume for maple travel increases. In particular, when analyzing the cause of death of people killed in fire accidents in tunnels, it is analyzed that most of them are suffocated by smoke. Therefore, in this study, it can be said that it is meaningful to make a social contribution to reduce the number of traffic accident deaths by establishing an efficient fire suppression system for fire accidents in tunnels.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제30권3D호
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• pp.289-294
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• 2010

럽블스트립은 교통사고 감소에 기여를 하는 것으로 국내외 논문을 통해 잘 알려져 있다. 본 논문은 도로의 기하구조와 럼블스트립의 설치효과 관계에 대하여 교통사고 감소통계를 이용하여 분석하였다. 고속도로 구간에서 럼블스트립 설치전후의 교통사고 통계를 비교하였고 럼블스트립 설치지점의 평면선형, 종단선형, 설치길이와 비교하였다. 분석결과, 종단선형이 하향(-)인 구간에서 럼블스트립 설치효과가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 평면선형상에서 우곡선구간에서 효과적임을 알 수 있었다. 또한 설치길이 면에서 상대적으로 설치길이가 작아도 교통사고 감소의 유의성이 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.143-149
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• 2017

According to traffic accidents statistics, the number of fatalities, injuries and the rate of increase of traffic accidents have been decreasing over last 5-years. The fatality rate is 1.9 for total accidents but the fatality rate for single vehicle accidents shows a 7.9, which is 4 times greater than the average for all accidents. Single vehicle accidents, usually occur as a vehicle impacts a fixed objects on the roadside as the vehicle runs-off from the road. However, few researches have been conducted considering the accident severity of single vehicle accidents which impact to the fixed objects on the road. The single vehicle accident is directly related to the composition of road cross section, (since it is the required the minimum width of a road for all run-off-the-road vehicles to recover or come to a safe stop). Therefore, this study analyzes the influence of road cross section on traffic accidents to find out the severity of single vehicle accident. To analyze the road elements which are related to the accident severity, the Ordered Probit Model was used. As variables, the element of road cross section such as the radius(m), vertical curve(%), cross sectional grade(%), road width(m). number of climbing lane, median, and curb, were used (as was the 3-years of accidents data). This study found out that cross slope(%), road width(m), and the number of climbing lane are related to the severity of accident. The result of this study could be expected to improve the road safety and to be used as the base data for further road safety research.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.119-129
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• 2016

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to develop a methodology for estimating additional carbon emissions due to freeway incidents. METHODS : As our country grows, our highway policy has mainly neglected the environmental and social sectors. However, with the formation of a national green growth keynote and an increase in the number of people interested in environmental and social issues, problems related to social issues, such as traffic accidents and congestion, and environmental issues, such as the impact of air pollution caused by exhaust gases that are emitted from highway vehicles, are beginning to be discussed. Accordingly, studies have been conducted on a variety of environmental aspects in the field of road transport, and for the quantitative calculation of greenhouse gas emissions, using various methods. However, in order to observe the effects of carbon emissions, microscopic simulations must use many difficult variables such as cost, analysis time, and ease of analysis process. In this study, additional greenhouse gas emissions that occur because of highway traffic accidents were classified by type (incident handling time, number of lanes blocked, freeway level of service), and the annual additional emissions based on incidents were calculated. According to the results, congestion length and emissions tend to increase with an increase in incident clearance time, number of occupied lanes, and worsening level of service. Using this data, we analyzed accident data on the Gyeong-bu Expressway (Yang-Jae IC - Osan IC) for a year. RESULTS : Additional greenhouse gas emissions that occur because of highway traffic accidents were classified by type (incident handling time, number of lanes blocked, freeway level of service) and annual additional emissions caused by accidents were calculated. CONCLUSIONS : In this study, a methodology for estimating carbon emissions due to freeway incidents was developed that incorporates macroscopic flow models. The results of the study are organized in the form of a look-Up table that calculates carbon emissions rather easily.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.156-168
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• 2024

연구목적: 고속도로 교통사고의 추세는 증감을 반복하며 도로 종류 중 고속도로에서의 치사율은 최고치를 나타내고 있다. 따라서 국내 실정을 반영한 개선대책 수립이 필요하다. 연구방법: Random Forest를 활용해 2019년부터 2021년까지 전국 고속도로 노선 중 사고 다발 10개 노선에서 발생한 교통사고 자료로 사고 심각도 분석 및 사고 심각도에 미치는 영향요인을 도출하였다. 연구결과: SHAP 패키지를 활용해 상위 10개의 변수 중요도를 분석한 결과, 고속도로 교통사고 중 사고 심각도에 높은 영향을 미치는 변수는 가해자 연령이 20세 이상 39세 미만, 시간대가 주간(06:00-18:00), 주말(토~일), 계절이 여름과 겨울, 법규위반이 안전운전불이행, 도로 형태가 터널, 기하구조상 차로 수가 많고 제한속도가 높은 경우로 총 10개의 독립변수에서 고속도로 교통사고 심각도와 양(+)의 상관관계를 가지는 것으로 분석되었다. 결론:고속도로에서의 사고 발생은 매우 다양한 요인의 복합적인 작용으로 인해 발생하므로 사고 예측에 많은 어려움이 있지만 본 연구로 도출된 결과를 활용해 고속도로 교통사고 심각도에 영향을 주는 요인을 심층적으로 분석해 효율적이고 합리적인 대응책 수립을 위한 노력이 필요하다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2016

PURPOSES : Visibility of lanes on the road improves as retro-reflectivity rises. This helps reduce traffic accidents at nighttime or in bad weather. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of improved visibility on reduction of traffic accidents when the color of the lane in the median of the highway was changed from yellow to white. METHODS : In order to evaluate the accident reduction effect of the white left shoulder line, Hauer (1997)'s Comparison-Group method was chosen as an analysis methodology. The JungBu-2 highway, which is equipped with the white left shoulder line and is in trial operation, was chosen as a target for analysis. Data of accidents for 10 months before and after installation was collected and analyzed. In addition to the number of accidents, the types of accidents were classified into nighttime accidents, accidents in bad weather, and median collisions. The accident reduction effect of improved visibility of lanes was analyzed. RESULTS : The analysis' finding showed that installation of the white left shoulder line decreased the number of accidents by 28%. Moreover, improvement in visibility was effective in reducing nighttime accidents by 67.63%, accidents in bad weather by 55.19%, and median collisions by 48.55%. CONCLUSIONS : Based on the analysis' results in this study, it was concluded that white left shoulder line on the freeway contributed to reduce traffic accidents, especially nighttime accidents, accidents in bad weather, and median collisions.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2011

최근 고속도로 사고발생량은 감소하고 있는 반면 치사율은 증가하는 추세임에 따라 고속도로의 교통사고 감소 및 안전성 향상을 위한 많은 노력이 요구된다. 특히, 고속도로의 경우 사고다발지점의 등급별 관리기준을 선정하여 관리하고 있어 이에 대한 등급별 사고 영향 인자를 파악하는 것이 세부적으로 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 우리나라에서 가장 이용률이 높은 경부고속도로를 대상으로 해당구간 내 사고지점에 대한 등급별 데이터를 기준으로 주변환경 요인 중 교통사고에 영향을 미치는 요인을 검토하고, 사고특성을 분석하여 사고등급을 결정지을 수 있는 사고예측모형을 개발하였다. 사고관련 변수 중 고정변수인 기하구조를 기준으로 종속변수와 독립변수의 특성을 고려한 수량화이론 제2류 기법을 이용하여 모형을 구축한 결과, 사고등급에 영향을 미치는 변수로는 평면선형의 경우 승합차종과 차대 사람이, 종단구배는 트레일러 특수차량과 차대 사람, 방책시설은 주시태만과 흐린 날씨가 공통인자로 분석되었다.