Road Safety Analysis on Commuting Route: Ipoh to UTP

There are several routes of Ipoh-UTP trip for UTP staffs commuting to work. This
research considers two major groups of staffs which are the academician, administration
and support staffs. However, they tend to choose the routes that suit their personal
concern very well. Alternatives of the routes and elements such as distance, travelling
time, fuel consumption, ease of driving and facilities located along the road are the
factors affect the decision making. During decision making process, a set of alternatives
representing the possible choices is evaluated. The objectives to be achieved drive the
screening of possible alternatives and determine their overall evaluation. The criteria are
the yardstick for the objectives and specify the degree to which each alternative matches
the objectives. By using Multiple Criteria Decision Making Method (MCDM)
specifically under Multi Criteria Analysis (MCA), the attributes performance and
preference of decision makers are combined to establish the overall merits of each
option and highlight the best solution. The most popular routes identified were through
the Ipoh-Jalan Lahat-UTP, Ipoh-Falim-UTP, Ipoh-Simpang Pulai-UTP and Ipoh-Bandar
Botani-UTP. The road safety element of the most preferred route will be investigated by
analyzing the accident trend along the route. The outcome of the project would be a rank
of routes from the most preferred to least preferred one for UTP staff commuting to
work and accident mitigation actions proposal to the local authority to improve the
safety of the most preferred route.