Accident at intersections - some new aspects

The paper outlines a new approach developed to facilitate identification of potential accident hazards within the intersection zone. The accident locations within sections of intersection zone were then examined. Of the accidents within the intersection zone, 61 per cent occurred within the centre section, 25 per cent on the approach, and 14 per cent on the departure. Different accident types predominated on different sections and the distribution of specific accident types varied individually across the five sections. Pedestrian accidents (type 00-09) were largely involved in the departure while the rear end accidents (type 31-33) predominated in the approach. A detailed breakdown of intersection hierarchy classes and intersection geometric types is presented and identified the intersection 'classes'/ 'types' with greater involvement for various sections of the intersection zone (a).