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Title<\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Potholes causing road accidents.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Authors:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>1.<\/span><\/span>Sanika\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Shipurkar<\/span><\/span>\u00a0– 52<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

\u200b<\/span>\u200b<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span>2.<\/span><\/span>Suraj<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Arekar<\/span><\/span>\u00a0– 1<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>3.<\/span><\/span>Janhavi<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Raut<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 47<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b<\/span>\u200b<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span>MMS ,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Div<\/span><\/span>– A<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Introduction<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to the problem<\/span><\/span>\u00a0:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

Road safety is a critical concern for commuters, transportation authorities, and governments worldwide. One of the major causes of road accidents is the presence of potholes. These surface defects occur due to weather conditions, poor maintenance, and excessive vehicular loads. Potholes can lead to severe road accidents by causing loss of vehicle control, swerving, tire bursts, and even fatal crashes. Addressing this issue is essential for improving road safety and preventing accidents.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Objectives<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n

To understand the underlying phenomenon of the problem:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Potholes causing road accident.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Literature R<\/span><\/span>eview:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
1.\u00a0<\/span>The Impact of Potholes on Vehicle Stability and Safety<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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A study by Smith et al. (2018) highlights the hazardous effects of potholes on vehicle stability. The research indicates that when a vehicle encounters a pothole at high speeds, the sudden impact can cause tire blowouts, wheel misalignment, and suspension failure. These mechanical failures increase the risk of losing control, particularly for two-wheelers and smaller vehicles, which are more susceptible to instability. The study further emphasizes that damaged road surfaces contribute significantly to road traffic accidents, particularly in urban areas with high traffic density. Implementing regular road maintenance and technological interventions such as automated pothole detection can significantly reduce these risks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0<\/span>Driver Response to Potholes and Accident Risk<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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According to a study by Johnson & Patel (2020), drivers often take sudden evasive actions to avoid potholes, including abrupt braking or swerving. Such\u00a0<\/span><\/span>maneuvers<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>increase the probability of rear-end<\/span><\/span>collisions and side-impact crashes, especially in congested traffic conditions. The study\u00a0<\/span><\/span>analyzed<\/span><\/span>\u00a0accident reports and found that nearly 30% of reported urban road accidents involved pothole-related evasive actions. Additionally, the research highlights that inadequate road lighting and poor visibility further exacerbate the problem, making pothole-related accidents more likely during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nighttime<\/span><\/span>\u00a0driving. The study suggests that proactive road maintenance, driver awareness campaigns, and improved road design can help mitigate these risks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Data Collection :<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n

We designed five questions using a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Likert<\/span><\/span>\u00a0scale to assess the impact of potholes on road safety. A survey was conducted among 100 students from Kohinoor Business School through Google Forms. The response options included: Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, and Strongly Disagree, which were assigned numerical values of 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, respectively and the hypothetic mean\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>For each question, we calculated the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mean, standard deviation, standard error, and z-scores<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to analyze the responses. The five questions included in the survey were as follows:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0<\/span>I encounter potholes daily.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
2.\u00a0<\/span>My vehicle was damaged by potholes<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
3.\u00a0<\/span>I reported potholes to authorities<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
4.\u00a0<\/span>I had an accident due to potholes<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
5.\u00a0<\/span>Potholes delay my travel<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Data Analysis :<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n

Survey responses from 100 students were analysed using mean, standard deviation, standard error, and<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Z-scores.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Table<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Q1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Q2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Q3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Q4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Q5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Mean<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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3.58<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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3.42<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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2.72<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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3.38<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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3.81<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Standard Deviation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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1.16<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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1.09<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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1.18<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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1.27<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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1.16<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Standard Error<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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0.37<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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0.35<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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0.37<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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0.40<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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0.37<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Z<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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1.57<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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1.21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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-0.75<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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0.95<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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2.21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Result<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Neutral<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Neutral<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Negative<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Neutral<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n

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Positive<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Conclusion :<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

1.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>People are neutral towards encountering p<\/span><\/span>otholes<\/span><\/span>\u00a0daily.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>People responds neutral towards, r<\/span><\/span>epeated exposure to potholes has resul<\/span><\/span>ted in significant damage to people\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>vehicle, including tire punctures, suspension issues, and alignment problems.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>People gave negative inclination towards putting<\/span><\/span>\u00a0effor<\/span><\/span>t to improve road conditions, people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have reported the potholes to the relevant authorities, but the response has been slow or ineffective.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>People acted neutrally to t<\/span><\/span>he presence of potholes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has<\/span><\/span>\u00a0directly contributed to an accident, highlighting the serious safety risks they pose to drivers and pedestrians alike.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>There is positive response given by people towards potholes disrupting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>traffic flow, leading to delays and inefficiencies in daily commuting.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Reference :<\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n
1.\u00a0<\/span>Gao<\/span><\/span>, J., Li, Q., Yu, X., & Wang, X. (2010). “Pothole detection in asphalt pavement images.” Transportation Research Record, 2153(1), 56-64.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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2.\u00a0<\/span>Mohan, P., Thakur, D.,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Nadeem<\/span><\/span>, T., &\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Govindan<\/span><\/span>, R. (2008). “Pothole patrol: Using a mobile sensor network for road surface monitoring.” Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services, 29-39.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Title:\u00a0Potholes causing road accidents. \u2022\u00a0Authors:\u00a01.Sanika\u00a0Shipurkar\u00a0– 52 \u200b\u200b\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02.Suraj\u00a0Arekar\u00a0– 1 \u200b\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a03.Janhavi\u00a0Raut\u00a0\u2013 47 \u200b\u200b\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0MMS ,\u00a0Div– A \u2022\u00a0Introduction\u00a0to the problem\u00a0: Road safety is a critical concern for commuters, transportation authorities, and governments worldwide. One of the major causes of road accidents is the presence of potholes. These surface defects… Continue reading Potholes causing road accidents<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139735,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/139735"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22545"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22546,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22545\/revisions\/22546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}