Abstract: Traveling through Hargeisa-Berbera highway that is used by increased car populations without any traffic control systems comes with unprecedented number of accidents. This thesis proposal navigates into the nature of the road design and how risk it is in the management of highway safety. This highway is predominantly unsafe when it comes to road safety. Road traffic crashes are covered in the media as events—not as leading killer of people and an enormous drain on a country’s citizens but also a disruption of economic connectivity. A qualitative investigation involving in-depth interviews, participant observations, and experimentation and focus group discussions were the major methods of data collection. The main argument in this paper is that design of a highway using best practices could minimize the notorious highway fatalities to save more lives and accelerate and connect Hargeisa-Berbera road safety. It is also important to note that paving a highway by any standards does not guarantee reduction in the associated fatalities. Government must ensure all citizens (drivers, passengers and pedestrians or inhabitants living along the highway) are educated on highway safety to save more lives and property.
Keywords: Highway, design, road safety, Hargeisa and Berbera.
Title: THE NATURE OF ROAD DESIGN: RISKY TO MANAGING HARGEISA-BERBERA HIGHWAY SAFETY, SOMALILAND
Author: Eng. Mohammad Ahmad Yahia
International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering Research
ISSN 2348-7607 (Online)
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