TRAFFIC SAFETY AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

CE452

Course Code: CE452
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Funda Türe Kibar

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explain the basic definitions, approaches, and measures used in the evaluation of traffic safety,
Explain the importance of road design (hierarchy, geometric characteristics, etc.) in terms of traffic safety,
Interpret statistical data related to traffic safety and accident analysis, and identify hazardous locations using statistical methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Introduction, causes of traffic accidents, statistical report on road accidents, safety effectiveness of highway design elements, identification of problem locations, data analysis of problem locations, accident reporting systems.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to Traffic Safety
2^nd Week	Introduction to Transportation Safety, Transportation Safety in Turkey
3^rd Week	Measuring Traffic Safety and Contributing Factors
4^th Week	An Integrated Approach (5E System)
5^th Week	Highway Safety Programs
6^th Week	Accident Analysis Methods- Expected Value Analysis
7^th Week	Accident Analysis Methods- Critical Rate Method
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Countermeasures and Effectiveness
10^th Week	GIS based Accident Hot Spot Analysis
11^th Week	GIS based Accident Hot Spot Analysis
12^th Week	Road Design and Safety
13^th Week	Safety and Speed
14^th Week	Final Homework Presentations
15^th Week	Impact, Effectiveness,Camera-based systems

Recommended or Required Reading

Reference:
Nicholas Garber, Lester A. Hoel, Traffic and Highway Engineering, SI Edition, Cengage Learning, Inc, 2014.
Additional Resources:
Daniel Findley, Bastian Schroeder, Christopher Cunningham, Tom Brown, Highway Engineering, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2015.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving
Practice
Project
Presentation
Report Preparation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	3	30
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	1	8	8
Preparation for Final exam	1	25	25
Course hours	15	3	45
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	20	20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	3	15	45
Quiz
Total Work Load			147
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.9
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1			X
K2	X	X	X
K3
K4
K5			X
K6	X	X
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11