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Comprehensive Safety Index for Road Safety Management System

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  • Ki-Han Song

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 01811, Republic of Korea)

  • Kyung Hyun Kim

    (Korea Transportation Safety Authority, Seoul 03937, Republic of Korea)

  • Solsaem Choi

    (Department of Civil Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 01811, Republic of Korea)

  • Sabeur Elkosantini

    (Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Carthage, Carthage 1054, Tunisia)

  • Seongkwan Mark Lee

    (School of Liberal Studies, Kunsan National University, Kunsan 54150, Republic of Korea)

  • Wonho Suh

    (Department of Smart City Engineering, Hanyang University ERICA Campus, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea)

Abstract

A safety-index-based road safety management system (RSMS) is a tool to help identify locations where safety intervention is needed. To date, various safety indices have been developed and utilized, but it is rare to consider the plan–do–check–act structure in an RSMS when studying the decision-making methodology. In this study, 36 indicators and a system of evaluation indicators were selected based on the major classifications of performance, effect, and improvement. Performance was categorized by safety system components and effect was reflected in the safety status, such as the number of injuries. The indicators were validated, and a classification methodology for safety groups was proposed through cluster analysis. It was found that there was no correlation between the indicators and the population, budget, or road area by administrative district. It was also found that no particular indicators had a significant impact on the overall result in the major category or the overall index. It was determined that the developed indicators were suitable for administrative district-specific safety monitoring. It is expected that these indicators will be continuously utilized and enhanced in the national evaluation of road traffic safety.

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  • Ki-Han Song & Kyung Hyun Kim & Solsaem Choi & Sabeur Elkosantini & Seongkwan Mark Lee & Wonho Suh, 2024. "Comprehensive Safety Index for Road Safety Management System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(1), pages 1-16, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:1:p:450-:d:1313171
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