@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9999413,
	  title     = {A Technical Perspective on Roadway Safety in Eastern Province: Data Evaluation and Spatial Analysis},
	  author    = {Muhammad Farhan and  Sayed Faruque and  Amr Mohammed and  Sami Osman and  Omar Al-Jabari and  Abdul Almojil},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {Saudi Arabia in recent years has seen drastic increase
in traffic related crashes. With population of over 29 million, Saudi
Arabia is considered as a fast growing and emerging economy. The
rapid population increase and economic growth has resulted in rapid
expansion of transportation infrastructure, which has led to increase
in road crashes. Saudi Ministry of Interior reported more than 7,000
people killed and 68,000 injured in 2011 ranking Saudi Arabia to be
one of the worst worldwide in traffic safety. The traffic safety issues
in the country also result in distress to road users and cause and
economic loss exceeding 3.7 billion Euros annually. Keeping this in
view, the researchers in Saudi Arabia are investigating ways to
improve traffic safety conditions in the country. This paper presents a
multilevel approach to collect traffic safety related data required to do
traffic safety studies in the region. Two highway corridors including
King Fahd Highway 39 kilometre and Gulf Cooperation Council
Highway 42 kilometre long connecting the cities of Dammam and
Khobar were selected as a study area. Traffic data collected included
traffic counts, crash data, travel time data, and speed data. The
collected data was analysed using geographic information system to
evaluate any correlation. Further research is needed to investigate the
effectiveness of traffic safety related data when collected in a
concerted effort.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering},
	  volume    = {8},
	  number    = {9},
	  year      = {2014},
	  pages     = {3003 - 3009},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9999413},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/93},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 93, 2014},
	}