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Study of Downward Speed Limit of Main Roads on Traffic Accident and Effect Analysis - In Busan Metropolitan City -

간선도로 최고속도제한 하향이 교통사고에 미치는 영향 및 효과분석 - 부산광역시를 중심으로 -

  • 임창식 (도로교통공단 부산지부) ;
  • 최양원 (영산대학교 드론교통공학과)
  • Received : 2017.09.04
  • Accepted : 2017.12.12
  • Published : 2018.02.01
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of downward speed limit of urban arterial roads at 29 sites in Busan Metropolitan Police Agency to reduce road traffic accidents from '10 to '15. As a result of analyzing the traffic accidents occurred for 1~3 years after the decrease in the speed limit, the number of traffic accidents decreased by 3.09% and the number of injured persons decreased by 8.76%, but the number of deaths decreased by 36.73% The results of this study are as follows. The average speed reduction rate of 6.31km/h was decreased by investigating the change of the vehicle speed before and after the downward speed limit, and the change of average speed was statistically significant in most of the sections. The rate of compliance with the speed limit increased by 10.26% p, which is considered to have greatly improved overall traffic safety. A survey conducted by residents near the target area with a lower speed limit showed that 57.9% of the respondents felt the driving speed of the vehicle was lowered. However, this project was focused on vehicles with limited speed road signs and traffic safety signs, Only 25.8% of respondents said walking safety was improved. In the future, it is necessary to consider the safety of pedestrians by improving roads around roads such as road curvature and separation. In addition, there is a clear positive result in terms of decreasing the fatal accidents in the downward speed limit zone of Busan Metropolitan Subway. However, more detailed analysis is needed for the 29 accidents. Therefore, it is expected that traffic practitioners will be able to utilize it as a basis to increase the accident reduction effect by setting an appropriate speed limit based on the easy and objective grounds.

본 연구는 부산지방경찰청이 간선도로 교통사고 감소를 위해 '10년부터 '15년까지 실시한 총 29개 구간을 대상으로 도시부 간선도로 제한속도 하향의 효과를 평가하였다. 제한속도 하향 전 후 1년~3년간 발생한 교통사고 통계를 분석한 결과, 교통사고 건수는 3.09%, 부상자수는 8.76%가 감소하여 미미한 것으로 나타났으나 사망자수는 36.73%가 감소하여 제한속도 감소효과가 높은 것으로 분석되었다. 제한속도 하향 전 후 차량 주행속도를 변화를 조사하여 평균 6.31km/h가 감소한 것으로 나타났고, 대부분의 구간에서 평균 주행속도의 변화가 통계적으로 유의하여 제한속도 하향의 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 제한속도 준수율은 10.26%p 증가하여 전반적으로 교통안전이 크게 개선된 것으로 평가된다. 제한속도가 하향된 대상구간 인근 거주자를 대상으로 실시한 설문조사 결과, 응답자의 약 57.9%가 차량의 주행속도 하향을 체감하는 것으로 조사되었지만 이번 사업이 제한속도 노면표시, 교통안전표지 설치 등 차량에 초점을 맞춰 실시되었기 때문에 응답자의 약 25.8%만이 보행안전도가 향상되었다고 밝혔다. 앞으로는 도로굴곡, 보차분리 등 생활도로 주변을 개선하여 보행자 안전까지 고려하는 것이 필요하다고 판단된다. 아울러, 부산 도시부 간선도로 제한속도 하향 구간의 사망사고를 감소시키는 측면에서 분명히 긍정적인 결과를 보이고 있으나 조사대상 29개 구간 중 사고가 증가된 구간이 10개 구간으로 보다 세부적인 분석이 향후 필요하다. 따라서 궁극적으로는 교통실무자가 쉽고, 객관적인 근거를 바탕으로 적절한 제한속도를 설정하여 사고감소 효과를 증대시키는 근거 자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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