Seasonal Impacts on National Highway Crashes in Bangladesh

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10.2991/978-94-6463-884-4_51How to use a DOI?

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Road traffic accidents (RTAs); Bangladesh; National highway; Six seasons; Impact

Abstract

Road traffic accidents (RTAs) happen more often in developing countries such as Bangladesh than in developed countries. Bangladesh's national highway crash scenarios are diverse with six seasons: Grisma (Summer), Barsha (Monsoon), Sharat (Autumn), Hemanta (Late Autumn), Shit (Winter), Basanta (Spring). National highways have been experiencing a notable increase in road traffic accidents (RTAs) in recent years. This research aims to explore the seasonal impact on national highway road traffic accidents in Bangladesh. To achieve the 2023, accident data were collected from an accident research institute (ARI). The research results highlight that in Bangladesh most accidents are recorded on the N1 (Dhaka-Chittagong) highway in the Basanta (Spring) season. N5 (Dhaka-Aricha) highway ranks second in terms of highway crashes as it has the highest number of accidents in the Shit (Winter) season. Seasonal variation in highway crashes was evident, with a maximum during the Grisma (Summer) season on other national highways. Furthermore, the maximum rate of TC (21%) and TFC (22%) is due to highway crashes that occurred in the Grisma (Summer) season. The highest number of percentage of fatal crashes (25%) occurred in the Shit (Winter) season. The results of this research work will contribute to enhancement of road safety and assist in executing appropriate steps to mitigate unseen and accessible losses on national highways in Bangladesh.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Fariha Nazneen Tisha
AU  - Armana Sabiha Huq
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/11/18
TI  - Seasonal Impacts on National Highway Crashes in Bangladesh
BT  - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation, and Education 2025 (ICERIE 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 425
EP  - 432
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-884-4_51
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-884-4_51
ID  - Tisha2025
ER  -