Abstract :
In Pakistan, about 36000 people were killed in road accidentsin the year 2019. Thisstudy focuses on
hazard assessment through geo-spatial techniques using both quantitative and qualitative research
methodologies.Anattemptwasmadetodemarcatethemost vulnerableroadstoaccidentsfortheyears2015
to 2019 through geospatial techniques. The data used in thisresearchwas collected through real time field
observation using questionnaire-based survey. The resultsshowthat the ratio ofreported accidentswas higherin
2019 which was 53,979, in comparison to the number of accidents occurred in 2015 which were 19,073. It caused
478 casualities in 2019 in comparison to 308 in 2015. We found various reasons behind these accidents at both
administration and individual levels e.g., about 67% increase was observed in number of vehicles from 2015 to
2019whereas only14%driving licenseswere issues against this number.Themost vulnerable roadswheremost of
accidents occurred wereFerozepur Road,Ring Road, MallRoad and Jail Roadwhereas, in Iqbal Town, the roads
were Canal Road, Multan Road, College Road and Raiwind Road. Geospatial techniques proved efficient for
mapping the vulnerable roads to accidents.
Keyword :
Road Traffic Accident (RTA), Two Wheelers, Vulnerable Roads, Hazards, Driving licenses.