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GIS-Based Spatial Analysis of Accident Hotspots: A Nigerian Case Study

Abayomi Afolayan    
Said M. Easa    
Oladapo S. Abiola    
Funmilayo M. Alayaki and Olusegun Folorunso    

Resumen

This study identified high-risk locations (hotspots) using geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis. Five years of accident data (2013?2017) for the Lokoja-Abuja-Kaduna highway in Nigeria were used. The accident concentration analysis was conducted using the mean center analysis and Kernel density estimation method. These locations were further verified using Moran?s I statistics (spatial autocorrelation) to determine their clustering with statistical significance. Fishnet polygon and network spatial weight matrix approaches of the Getis?Ord Gi* statistic were used in the hotspot analysis. Hotspots exist for 2013, 2014, and 2017 with a significance level between 95?99%. However, hotspots for 2015 and 2016 have a low significance level and the pattern is random. The spatial autocorrelation analysis of the overall accident locations and the Moran?s I statistic showed that the distribution of the accidents on the study route is random. Thus, preventive measures for hotspot locations should be based on a yearly hotspot analysis. The average daily traffic values of 31,270 and 16,303 were obtained for the northbound and southbound directions of the Abaji?Abuja section. The results show that hotspot locations with high confidence levels are at points where there are geometric features.

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