ROAD SAFETY EVALUATION ON JENDRAL SUDIRMAN ROAD IN KUPANG CITY ( VISUAL INVESTIGATION )
Daftar Isi:
- Based on the data from the East Nusa Tenggara Regional Police,Kupang Resort there were 13 traffic accidents in 2015, then increased to 29 traffic accidents in 2016 and in 2017 to 31 traffic accidents on Jendral Sudirman Road, Kupang city. Traffic accidents themselves are caused by several related factors such as humans, vehicles, roads and / or the environment. The research was conducted at Jendral Sudirman Road, Kupang City which has the status of a provincial road and functions as a secondary collector road. The research data was taken by conducting an inspection along Jendral Sudirman Road. The data taken includes a decrease in road quality, placement of signs, non-functioning street lighting, road drainage, road markings and an traffic sign that will affect road safety on Jendral Sudirman Road, Kupang City. From the results of the inspection, it was found that problems related to road complementary buildings and road facilities in the form of road markings that have begun to be erased, lack of signs and signs covered by tree branches in certain road segments, road damage such as cracks and holes in the road, entry of sand material into the road body, lack of pedestrian facilities (sidewalks and zebra crossings), lack of street lighting facilities and not optimal street lighting functions in several road segments. Based on the problems obtained from the results of the inspection, suggestions for handling problems were given to reduce hazards that could disrupt road safety on Jendral Sudirman Road, Kupang City. The suggestions given are painting the road markings, repairing the road surface, adding and repairing the traffic sign, making improvements and adding to the street lighting facilities, adding facilities for pedestrians, cleaning the sand material that enters the road and make improvements to traffic signs.