Abstract:
The Road Landscape creates the character and the spatial
quality for safe driving. It is evident that the spatial qualities of
the road landscape have impacted on road accidents once
the field data is analyzed. Identification of accident-prone
areas (Black-Spots) is the vital factor for road safety
management process. The study focused on to developing a
methodology to visually analyze road landscape with using
identified Black-Spots in Southern Expressway, Sri Lanka.
Data is collected and analyzed as two phases; one is from
recorded accidents data and other from a live recording of
the expressway driving stretch. This study highlighted the
possibilities of analyzing the identified ‘Black-spots’ by using
Photo-Fixation method. In conclusion, the study emphasizes
the possibility of using a qualitative methodology to analyze
the road landscape through spatial characteristics; which can
be developed up to a more advanced level to identifying
driving behavior related accidents and to take migratory
actions.
