A STUDY OF FACTORS INFLUENCING ACCIDENTS ON LAHORE-ISLAMABAD MOTORWAY (M-2)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.57041/vol68iss1pp%25pKeywords:
Careless Driving and Dozing off at Wheel, Highway Safety, Motorway M-2, Motorway user’s Perspective, Factors Influencing Accidents (FIA)Abstract
Pakistan is facing multi-dimensional challenges of highway safety on roads, especially on motorways. The purpose of the present study was to identify factors influencing accidents on Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M-2) according to motorway user’s perspective. A comprehensive survey questionnaire was conceived, named as Factors Influencing Accidents (FIA). A sample size of 350 was selected to obtain the user’s perspective using M-2 to generate data for analyzing the factors influencing accidents on M-2. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 19 was used to carry out analysis. The findings of study indicated that the most influencing factors, with respect to road user’s perspective, were Careless driving (mean score 3.60), Dozing off at wheel (mean score 3.56), Continuous yellow line crossing (mean score 3.49), Tyre burst (mean score 2.24), Brake failure (mean score 2.40) and Improper informatory signs (mean score 2. 17).
