کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1123144 1488539 2011 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
An Entropy (Shannon) based Traffic Safety Level Determination Approach for Black Spots
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم انسانی و هنر هنر و علوم انسانی (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
An Entropy (Shannon) based Traffic Safety Level Determination Approach for Black Spots
چکیده انگلیسی

Black Spots are one of the crucial subjects in traffic safety. Determination of black spots and their safety levels would be useful for prevention of future traffic accidents. But it is not an easy task. Many parameters have considerable effects on the phenomenon. On the other hand, safety level determination has uncertainty. Therefore deterministic approaches are incapable in classification. This study deals with determination of black spots’ safety levels using Shannon Entropy Approach considering accident types and effective factors on accident occurrence. Geometrical and physical conditions, traffic volumes, average speeds and average accident rates at around black spots are considered as effective factors on occurrence of accidents. Entropy values are calculated using these parameters. Safety levels are classified as five groups based on calculated entropy values. Traffic accident data for three years (2004-2006) are used in development and testing the model. Validation of entropy approach is tested by Chi-Square and truth value methods, and encouraging results are obtained.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences - Volume 20, 2011, Pages 786-795