The Analysis of Road Traffic Accidents and Identifying Black spots Locations along Megenagna – Yeka Abado Road

Abstract

Road traffic accidents were unpredicted actions that occurred and left bad scenarios on the life the peoples. The main aim of this study was to analyze trends of road accidents and identify the black spots locations along the road. This study analyzed secondary road crash data between the years 2017/2018 and 2020/2021 obtained from Yeka Sub-city traffic police office. The result showed that 1,140 people involved different levels of injuries which 35(3.07%) were fatal, 113(9.91%) major injuries, and 992(87.02%) of minor injuries. The total accident of 829(18.38%) occurred in the early morning 7:00-9:00 AM on the working days of Monday and Friday. The drivers involved in the crashes were 2352(97.23%) male and 46(1.90%) female drivers with 50.50 % grade 9 to 12 education level and 73.75% employed for others regardless of their sex. On the other hand, the crash sustained 555(48.68%) private workers. The most ranked black spots road locations were Wesen Grocery and Kara junction respectively. Generally, among other main risks of factors assessed including following to close and improper use of steering causes largely a vehicle-to-vehicle collision type on the straight road condition. The Driver Training Institutions should be pointed out guidance and standards before license is issued.