Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège -  Volume 85 - Année 2016  Actes de colloques  Special edition 

Public Transport Risk Assessment through Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
Case Study: Tehran Municipal District 1

Zeinab Yaghubpour
Department of Environmental Management (Hse), Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
Leila Esmaeily
MA in Educational Planning, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon Branch, Tonekabon, Iran
Hamid Reza Piran
PhD student in Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran, Iran
Alireza Behrad
Master of Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research (Kerman) Tehran, Iran

Abstract

This study focused on the public transport risk assessment in District 1 of Tehran through Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) involving the three criteria of human, vehicle and road in Haddon matrix. In fact, it examined the factors contributing to the occurrence of road accidents at several urban black spots within District 1. Relying on road safety checklists and survey of experts, this study made an effort to help urban managers to assess the risks in the public transport and prevent road accidents.

Finally, the risk identification and assessment of public transport in District 1 yielded several results to answer the research questions. The hypotheses analysis suggested that safety issues involved in public transport are concerned by urban managers. The key reactive measures are investigation of accidents, identification of causes and correction of black spots. In addition to high costs, however, the reactive measures give rise to multiple operational problems such as traffic navigation and guaranteeing user safety in every operation. The case study highlighted the same fact. The macro-level management in the metropolis of Tehran is critical. The urban road casualties and losses can be curtailed by preventive measures such as continuous assessment of road safety.

Keywords : public transport, risk assessment, safety management, urban road accidents

Pour citer cet article

Zeinab Yaghubpour, Leila Esmaeily, Hamid Reza Piran & Alireza Behrad, «Public Transport Risk Assessment through Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)», Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège [En ligne], Volume 85 - Année 2016, Actes de colloques, Special edition, 1039 - 1048 URL : https://popups.uliege.be/0037-9565/index.php?id=5847.