Assessment of Accident Prone Locations Along Akure- Ondo Highway

In developing countries (like in Nigeria), growth in urbanization and in the number of vehicles has led to increased traffic congestion in urban centers and an increase in Road Traffic Craches(RTCs) which were never designed for the volumes and types of traffic that they are now carrying. This applies to Akure-Ondo highway. A five year accident record (2007-2011) obtained from Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) indicates that 434 persons were involved in about 58 accidents that occurred within this five-year period, 234 persons were injured and 46 persons were killed. Five locations called “Black Spots” were identified, namely, Positive FM, Akpomu, Owena, Bolorunduro and Oboto. These are the accident prone locations. Field data such as, Speed of Vehicles, Carriage Width, Shoulder Width, Presence of Road Signs, Pavement and Shoulder Conditions and so on were obtained from site survey. These data were further used to assess the accident proneness of these locations.