Identifying and Handling Black Spot in Transportation Engineering(Batu Gajah-Taman Maju Route)

Malaysia now experienced a rapid growth of economy and population. As the
population grows. the numbers of vehicles used on the road will also increasing. 'fcxo
much vehicles on the road causing lots of accidents and black spot area will exist. Batu
Gajah to Taman Maju route is always busy especially during peak hour. The traffic is
varying from motorcycle to large trucks.The existence of these large vehicles and road
constructions along the road pane to cause accident.
The objectives of this study are to identify the characteristics of black spot area
and at the same time identify black spot area along Batu Gajah to Taman Maju route. It
will be focused factors causing black spot, existed black spot area along the mute and
how to handle the area identified. The methods that will he use in this study are survey
based methods such as questionnaires and interviews as well as data collection from
police department and spat speed study. The result of this study will be presented in
forms of tables, charts and graph.