Investigating the effect of sight barriers on accidents (case study: Khorram abad)

One of the reasons for many traffic accidents is the delay in seeing the obstacle. The city of Khorramabad, due to having many intersections, old alleys and boulevards with dense and unsuitable plants on its outskirts, is facing many problems due to visual barriers. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of sight barriers on accidents

The method of the present research is applied in terms of purpose, descriptive-analytical, and quantitative in terms of nature and method of implementation. In this study, some intersections, boulevards and side streets that are similar in terms of traffic volume and geometric features, but one of them has a visual impairment and the other does not, have been selected and compared in pairs. The data collection tool in this research is the information of the existing accidents and the com form of the accident sketches drawn by the accident expert officers in 1397 in the traffic police of Khorramabad.

The results of this study have shown that there is a significant effect between the presence of visual barriers on the side of the road and the increase of accidents. more than.

Because removing visual barriers is one of the low-cost measures to increase traffic safety in the city of Khorramabad, so the municipality can prevent accidents largely by removing the visual barriers more carefully and strictly.