Road Safety in Addis Ababa:

Death, disability, human suffering and material loss or damages are direct effects of road accidents. This problem is increasing from year to year at an alarming rate, especially in developing countries. Compared with international risk fingers, Ethiopia, particularly; Addis Ababa is one of the worst examples in terms of fatality rate per vehicles. This book attempts to analyses the level, the major causes, and contributing factors of traffic accident in Addis Ababa. Road junctions (nodes) and road segments (links) are usually seem to be more exposed to traffic accidents. And my book finds out why they exposed and assesses measures that have been taken regarding traffic accident and road safety of the city. Moreover, it reviews studies on different aspects of road and traffic factors. Finally, it summarizes the findings and recommends the possible solution to reduce traffic accidents and to improve road safety in Addis Ababa.

Autorentext

After his completion of BSc in urban planning,Mr.Esrael worked as land and infrastructure planner,city manager and senior surveyor for more than eight years.He joined Lund University and studying MSc in GIS.He believes that his book is useful for Ethiopian researchers as well as as decision makers who deal with road safety development issues.