Title : SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENT OF THANLYIN TOWNSHIP

Keywords : GIS, GPS, Data, Average Nearest Neighbour Analysis Analysis, Cluster, Outlier Analysis

Authors : SHWE YI WIN

Publication Date : 2018-12-01

Description : Thanlyin Township is located opposite to Yangon City has changed dramatically after the opening of the Yangon – Thanlyin Bridge (1). It lies between north latitudes 16˙40̍ and 16˙59̍ and east longitude 96˙13̍ and 96˙25̍. Thanlyin Township is composed of (17) wards and (28) village tracts. Thanlyin township having the population of 248676. According to the traffic accidents records of 2017,136 traffic accidents that caused 225 injuries and 23 death were occurred within Thanlyin Township.The majority of these accidents resulrs from human errors. The human caused accidents are mainly the carelessness of drivers or pedestrians. Most accidents on Township road are caused by speeding, unsafe overtaking, drunk driving and a lack of driving experience. Traffic police has started a new five years program to reduce the number of accident, injuries and deaths on the road by encouraging the four habits: wearing seatbelts, wearing helmets while riding bicycles and motorcycles, not driving after consuming alcohol or other drugs, and not using mobile phones while driving.