Operational Research in Engineering Sciences

Journal DOI: https://doi.org/10.31181/oresta190101s

(A Journal of Management and Engineering) ISSN 2620-1607 | ISSN 2620-1747 |

Prioritization Road Safety Strategies Towards Zero Road Traffic Injury Using Ordinal Priority Approach

Mouhamed Bayane Bouraima,
1 School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China 2 Highway Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Southwest Jiaotong University, China 3 Organization of African Academic Doctors (OAAD), Nairobi, Kenya
Clement Kiprotich Kiptum ,
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Eldoret, Kenya
Kevin Maraka Ndiema,
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Eldoret, Kenya
Yanjun Qiu,
1 School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China 2 Highway Engineering Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Southwest Jiaotong University, China
Ilija Tanackov,
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Serbia

Abstract

Road traffic safety has emerged as an urban mobility and development issue for African cities throughout time. To establish a comprehensive road safety reform within cities, one needed to be familiar with the political and legal environment, institutional responsibilities, and stakeholders. Road safety reform, though, is not without its issues. This study aims to prioritize Nairobi's road safety strategies to achieve zero traffic injuries. Four road safety reform challenges were examined based on the opinions of three experts. The Ordinal Priority Approach (OPA) was used to calculate the weights and ranks of experts, alternatives, and criteria, simultaneously. The findings of the study indicated that lack of political priority given to road safety reform is the most significant challenge, while the lack of coordination among different government agencies is the least challenge. The findings of the study also indicated that the top three strategies for successfully enacting a road safety reform are to take advantage of broad institutional and governance reform, reframe the road safety in political and public debate, and bundle the road safety with other important public issues.

Keywords
Prioritization, road safety strategy, zero traffic injury, Ordinal Priority Approach.

Browse Issue

SCImago Journal & Country Rank

CiteScore for Management Science and Operations Research

8.1
2021CiteScore
 
 
89th percentile
Powered by  Scopus

CiteScore for Engineering (miscellaneous)

8.1
2021CiteScore
 
 
93rd percentile
Powered by  Scopus

Information