Efficacy of Short-term Effective Measures for the Blackspot Improvement in a Peri-urban Area

Road fatalities are a severe cause of concern for policymakers and administrators in developing countries like India, especially on rural highways. Some of the major causes of these road crashes are poor road design, the geometry of the intersection and lack of traffic calming measures. Road safety audits are essential for road design in the purview of the overall safety of all road users and minimising road accidents. Black spot identification and its mitigation measures are essential steps to reduce overall road accidents. Black spots are short stretches where accidents/fatalities take place repeatedly. Long-term safety measures for black spots are time- consuming and cost-intensive. This research study aims to verify the efficacy of short-term and cost-effective treatments and mitigation countermeasures on blackspots in the peri-urban road sections of Indian highways. The results of this research study confirm the positive efficacy of short-term measures, which are cost-effective and can be implemented before the implementation of permanent long-term solutions