Study on motorcyclist behaviour at the intersection of Jalan Gambang-Kuantan and Jalan Gambang-Muadzam /
Nurulasikin Hamid
- Kuantan : UMP, 2007
- 56 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Project paper (Bachelor of Civil Engineering) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang - 2007
Road crash is one of the major disaster that kill people in the world and motorcyclist is the main contributor to traffic accidents. The objectives of this study are to collect traffic accident data involving motorcyclists at the study sites and to identify the contribution of motorcyclists' attitude and motorcycle physical condition to the traffic accident statistics. As we are trying to establish the relationship between traffic accidents contribute by the motorcyclists' attitude and motorcycle physical condition, we will be collecting and analyzing the data in four steps. Step 1 is to collect traffic accident data for the study sites from Kuantan Police Department. Step 2 is to conduct motorcyclists' attitude survey at the study sites. Step 3 is to conduct motorcycle physical condition survey at the study sites. Step 4 is to discuss and analysis of the traffic accidents data involving motorcycles based on the data collected from the motorcyclists' attitude and motorcycle condition surveys. The finding shows that traffic accident involving motorcyclist is higher on Federal Route 2 (Jalan Gambang - Kuantan). The majority of the motorcyclists are having good attitude with the best attitude is observed along lalan Gambang-Maran (Federal Route 2). Majority of the motorcycle also are well maintained along lalan Gambang-Maran (Federal Route 2). -Author