Factors Affecting Road Accidents and Improvement Guidelines: A Case Study of Mueang Nakhon Pathom District

Abstract

Thailand has the highest road accident rate in Southeast Asia. Therefore, it plays an important role in the study of factors affecting road accidents. Due to the nature of the road network or environment when traveling on roads, there are different characteristics and behaviors of road users in each area that contribute to factors and behaviors of road accidents that vary in many different contexts. This study therefore focuses on factors affecting road accidents and improvement. According to the record of accidents reported in 2022 from the Muang Nakhon Pathom Police Station, data was collected in the form of statistics and analyzed by binary logistic regression analysis. The result shows that the factor groups of motorcycle users traveling on highways during the night when using speed and not using safety equipment are at-risk groups prone to road accidents with a probability of fatal violence. And the riskiest area is National Highway No. 321 (Malai Man Road), which has the highest rate of road accidents. After analyzing the above factors, they should be improved in terms of motorcycle users to create awareness of driving at an appropriate speed and the use of helmets in order to reduce the rate of road accidents, the rate of loss of life, or the rate of loss of assets in the future. Also, this study can be used as a guideline for the study of different areas in Thailand.