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A Study on the Impact of Climate and Road Factors Towards Road Accidents in Malaysia with Analytic Hierarchy Process

American Journal of Environmental Policy and Management
Vol.4 , No. 2, Publication Date: Feb. 12, 2018, Page: 54-59

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[1]	Lam Weng Hoe, Department of Physical and Mathematical Science, UniversitiTunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia; Centre for Mathematical Sciences, UniversitiTunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia; Centre for Business and Management, UniversitiTunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia.
[2]	Lam Weng Siew, Department of Physical and Mathematical Science, UniversitiTunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia; Centre for Mathematical Sciences, UniversitiTunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia; Centre for Business and Management, UniversitiTunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia.
[3]	Calwin Tan Kai Wen, Department of Physical and Mathematical Science, UniversitiTunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia.
[4]	Adriane Lye Chen Hsiang, Department of Physical and Mathematical Science, UniversitiTunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Malaysia.

Abstract

The road transport industry is the pillar of strong economies and productive societies. Motorcyclists have a particularly poorer safety track record when correlate to alternative transport mode users. Based on the research done by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research, road crashes and the number of road crashes in Malaysia has increased from year 2015 to 2016. This study focuses on the factors that affect the motorcycle accident rates in Malaysia. The objective of this paper is to determine the main factors among thevehicle factor, human factor, climate factor and road factorthat cause motorcycle mishaps in Malaysia with Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) model. AHP is an analytic tool that helps to solve multi-criteria decision making problem. The research findings of this study show that the road lighting and human distraction are prevalent factors for road accidents in Malaysia. This study is able to provide an in depth approach to analyze the environmental factor such as climate and road factors contributing to motorcycle mishaps besides human and vehicle factorsby using the AHP model. This study is significant because it will provide valuable information on causes of accidents especially among motorcyclists in Malaysia as well as the recommendations for the motorcyclists.

Keywords

Motorcycle Accident Rate, Vehicle Factor, Human Factor, Climate Factor, Road Factor

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