Citation

Frantzeskakis J. ITE J. 1983; 53(2): 26-32.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Institute of Transportation Engineers)

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Abstract

Although steadily decreasing, road accident rates and especially fatality rates are still higher in Greece than those of the other countries of the European Economic Community. About one-third of all road accidents reported and 43% of fatal accidents occur on the 8,760 kilometers of the national road network. A large number of these accidents occur on the two main national highways leading from Athens to Salonica and Patras, especially on their sections near Athens, where traffic flows are the highest observed on the National Road Network. This article presents the main findings of two accident analysis studies carried out. One is for the period 1977-79 on the section of the National Road Athens-Salonica from kilometer 7 to kilometer 44 and the other is for the period 1972-1980 on the sections of the National Road Athens-Patras from kilometer 13 to kilometer 57. The examined sections are mostly 4-lane undivided roads. The main factors considered in this study were: accident rate comparisons; seasonal, daily and hourly variations; effect of street lighting: relation of accidents to traffic volumes and level of service; and, identification of hazardous locations.