Black Spot Identification and Remedial Measure for Accident in Urban Area - A Case Study of Ahmedabad City

There has been tremendous growth of both road network and road traffic in India. It has bought in its wake the problem of road accidents resulting in injuries and fatalities to road users and its own social negative externalities apart from human suffering. The increase in road accident is one of the burning issues in the present society. Accident do not occurs uniformly on the complete road network. The improvement of accident prone location is of prime importance. The Black spots are identified based on the accidents recorded and remedial measures are given for reducing accident at each black spot. The Study is carried out on Ashram Road from approach at Paladi cross road to Vadaj cross road. The study could open the door for planners and traffic engineers to overcome the problems associated with traffic accident occurrence at different Black spots and enhance their safety.