International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
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DIFFICULTIES DURING NIGHT DRIVING, CAUSES AND CASE STUDY Rajshri Bhaisare1, Vishal Chandrakar2 1M. Tech student, Dept. of Civil engineering, shri shankracharya technical campus Bhilai C.G. India
2Assistant professor, Dept. of civil engineering, shri shankracharya technical campus Bhilai C.G. India
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Abstract – This research was done to know the nature and
In India most of the highway are black top which may give poor experience during night if proper measures are not taken by authorities.to improve the night visibility in black top surface it is essential to adopt different retroreflectors and reflecting elements such as strut, pavement marker, reflective tape etc.
risk factor associated with road accident during night time driving in a tier two town of India which is Durg. It was seen in different newspaper, reports and government data that night time accident is more fatal and injurious than that of day light time due to lack of visibility. In this study we analyzed and found different small but impactful causes and difficulties during night driving that are minor in nature but induce serious road accident. Nonfunctioning of street lights, cattle resting on road, pedestrian without reflecting mean, fatigue, vision deficiency of road user, excessive vehicular speed are some basic causes which promote night time driving difficulty and accidents. This causes discomfort to driver as well as passenger traveling on night. Key Words: Visibility, Accident, Night driving, Road user, Reflector, Light, Eyes, Vehicle.
1.INTRODUCTION In this world a basic means of connectivity is transportation. And it is a process which is carry out 24/7. during day time the sun light is present hence it is easy to travel by using different transportation means but during night the major issue is visibility specially when we are talking about road network. In our country India, there 4 basic modes of transportation i.e. road rail airways and waterways. In our country road/highways are most frequently used transportation facility. Which also affected from largest number of accident and fatal injuries among any of the other mode of transportation. Most of this accident are due to poor visibility less lighting and fatigue of driver and this major causes are hits very high on night time hence night time road accidents are increasing day by day. statics says that night accidents are more during night time and its around more than 60 % in India. According to Hindustan times they reported that road accident are increased 4% during night time between 2019 to 2023. Poor visibility have broad spectrum to study it's about driver's vision, tiredness, mental status, anger, fear.
Fig. 1-: Night time driving
2. METHODOLOGY This study will done to know the difficulties and causes during night driving and know the discomfort to driver during night. As the research area is about difficulty during night driving visibility, for that we drive different frequently use vehicle on road of district Durg state Chhattisgarh country India. This road are state highway, major district road and village road owned by state public works department. We use 4-wheel vehicle and 2-wheel vehicle to study about night driving difficulties. we saw that causes of night accident are very minor which have to come in light.
2.1. ANALYSIS OF CAUSES OF NIGHT TIME ACCIDENTES
Weather is also play important aspect during night driving. foggy weather or rainy nights are reduce visibility of driver also the fatigue during night enhance is effect on human body which may cause inconvenience for driver himself and other pedestrian. Other factor of poor visibility on night are absence of illumination, no proper marking on obstructions, lack of information.
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Drink and drive
Drinking reduces persons consciousness. It affects neuronal and brain functioning of human. in India it is often seen that people drink after evening. To returning there home they use roadways during night at that time lighting is
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