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RESEARCH RESEARCH
NOTE The
research component in this project primarily includes ‘Before
Studies & its Analysis’, ‘After Studies & its Analysis’ and
‘Preparation of a Manual’. The Swedish Conflict Technique would be
used as the research tool. Primary
Survey A primary
survey was conducted to collect accident details from registered
FIRs from the police for the year 2006. A format was developed to
collect the information in a systematic manner, i.e. Accident
Severity (Fatal/Non-Fatal), Victim (Type, Sex & Age), Date & Time,
Impacting Vehicle, Location (Address & Land Mark). The team
visited 37 police stations across Jaipur and collected all the
required details as per the criteria developed in the training
programme. Sites for data collection were short listed on the
basis of this data. Site
selection for Before Studies A tentative
site selection was done, considering various factors such as
locations at different types of roads as well as locations with
high pedestrian accidents. Thirty-one (31) sites were short listed
for the purpose of final selection of sites for ‘Before Studies’.
The traffic at each identified location was observed and the
location of camera at site was finalized. The
Technique Conflict
technique primarily focuses on manual & video recorded near
accidents between two road users. According to this technique,
primarily there are only two road users involved. There are two
basic factors to be observed, Time to Accident (TA) and
Conflicting Speed (CS). The time (tenth of seconds) that goes from
somebody starts evasive manoeuvres, until a collision would have
occurred if the two involved road users had continued with
unchanged speed and direction then it is known as Time to
Accident. Conflicting Speed (CS) is the speed of the vehicle (km
per hr) defined as the relevant road user just at the start of the
evasive manoeuvre. Severity of conflicts is defined by its
position in the “TA-CS” graph. A serious conflict is a conflict
that ends up to the left of the borderline in the “TA-CS”graph.
Field Before Studies
Video-filming the traffic is used as a tool for recording
conflicts; so, the job of finalising a suitable camera position
and obtaining permission of building owner whose terrace has to be
used for this purpose was difficult. At each location, the
residents and shopkeepers from the vicinity were contacted and
briefed about the project and its objectives. The Jaipur Municipal
Corporation (JMC) consented to provide their vehicle for fixing
the camera on streetlights.
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