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The Ministry of Transport (MOT) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had collected a massive amount of friction measurements using a Mu-meter covering most of the major highway network in the kingdom. Traffic accident data of 89 high accident rate locations from four main different highway classes were extracted from the MOT accident records. Pavement skid resistance for the selected locations was determined from the pavement skid resistance records. The objective of this paper is to utilize these data to investigate the effects of pavement skid resistance on traffic accidents. The analysis included establishing relationships between skid resistance and accident number, accident significance and accident density. It was determined that a decreasing skid resistance leads to an increase in traffic accidents. Acritical value of skid resistance was also established based on number, significance and density of accidents.
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References
Agrawal, S.K. and Henry, J.J, 1977, "Technique for Evaluating Hydroplaning Potential of Pavements," TRRL Report LR633.
Ali, G., Al-Mahrooq, R. and Tahqa, R., 1999, "Measurement, Analysis, Evaluation, and Restoration of Skid Resistance on Streets of Muscat," J. of The Transportation Research Board, Transportation Research Record No. 1655, Washington, D. C. , USA
Al-Mansour, A., Al-Suhaibani, A. and Al-Syyari, S., 2002, "Pavement Skid Resistance Analysis and Evaluation of Highway Network in Saudi Arabia," First Gulf Conference on Roads, Kuwait, March 2002.
Al-Tamime, M., 2002, "Pavement Skid Resistance and Traffic Accidents," Senior Project, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
Neter, J., Wasserman, W. and Kutner, M., 1985, Applied Linear Statistical Models, Irwin Inc., Homewood, Illinois, USA.
Rizenbergs, R. L., Burcheit, J.C. and Warren, L., 1977, "Relation of Accidents and Pavement Friction on Rural Two-Lane Roads," TRRL Report LR633.
Ryell, J., Corkill, T. and Musgrove, C., 1979, "Skid Resistance of Bituminous Pavement Test Sections: Toronto By-Pass Project," TRRL Report LR712.
Salt, G.F., 1976, "Research on Skid Resistance at The Transport and Road Research Laboratory," TRRL Report LR622.
Zipkes, E., 1976, "The Influence of Grooving of Road Pavement on Accident Frequency," TRRL Report LR623.