Road Accident Scenario: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Chhattisgarh State, India

ABSTRACT: This paper has been carried out the road accident of district wise in Chhattisgarh State, India. The main analysis of this paper is spatio - temporal distribution of road accidents, death, and injured person by vehicles in the state according to month, diurnal, different types of vehicles, roads, and area wise. January is the most accidental, death, and injured month during the year 2018-2020. The diurnal variation of road accidents shown at evening to night time from 6-9 PM is the maximum. At the evening time the most of people have faced low visibility problems and the mainly in cold winter season. The paper has been Analysis of vehicles wise, the two-wheeler is the highest road accident then four-wheelers shows at because maximum people traveling from one place to another place through this vehicles. According to the road, wise, rural, and district roads have been maximum shows in various districts of the Chhattisgarh state. The rural area indicates more accidents as compared to the urban area because 76.76% of people live in the rural area. Road accidents are increasing day by day due to the high growth rate of the population with the rapid increase of registered motor vehicles but road density and road space have not increased. The district wise accident severity indexes have been shown the maximum cases in Kondagaon, Jashpur district, and the high accident risk district in Raipur. Raipur, Bilaspur, and Durg district shows the maximum road accident in the state. All over India faced COVID-19 pandemic situation from March 2020 and shows the minimum road accident and deaths but an injured person is increased. The government urgently takes appropriate action and needs to improve road safety for this worsening situation