e-ISSN: 2582-5208 International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering Technology and Science Volume:02/Issue:11/November -2020 Impact Factor- 5.354 www.irjmets.com
ROLLING BARRIERS: TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS ON ROADS MAINLY ON HILLY AREAS HORIZONTAL CURVES Harshit Saxena*1 *1Department
of Civil Engineering, Future Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
ABSTRACT The latest technology for the safety of vehicles on the roads curve is provided by the help of rolling barriers concept, providing rolling barriers on the intense curve helps in reducing many accidents of the vehicles nowadays, therefore rolling barriers proves to be the life saving technology for the drivers as well as passengers of the vehicles. In this paper, a study is performed to explain the need of rolling barriers in India especially on hilly roads horizontal curves, that is if rolling barriers are not provided on hilly roads intense horizontal curves, the vehicle can collide to simple boundary provided on those curves, resulting in breaking of that simple boundary and falling of that vehicle in the steep valley beyound the intense horizontal curve. The simple boundary can be made up of brick masonary, stone masonary, steel railings etc. Therefore rolling barriers can provide immense safety to the vehicle as compared to simple boundary provided on intense horizontal curves in hilly areas. In this paper it is aimed to replace the traditional boundaries provided on curves of hilly roads in India with rolling barriers. Keywords: Rolling Barriers, Technology, Steep Valley, Curves.
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Figure-1: Simple boundary is Provided on curve of hilly road.
INTRODUCTION
Figure-2: Rolling barriers are installed on curve of hilly road.
According to survey conducted in India in the year 2016 the highest number of road accidents occur around 4,80,650 which contains 1,50,780 deaths. Report claimed by Indian express stated that there are 17 deaths on roads per hour in India. According to records 34.4% deaths took place on national highways, 27.8% deaths on state highways, 61% of deaths is due to overspeading the city Chennai lead in terms of accidents followed by Delhi. To reduce these accidents on Indian roads, we need to introduce new technology especially on intense horizontal curves of hilly roads which is termed as rolling barriers (rb). These rolling barriers can easily be recycled and they are also eco-friendly, these rollers are easily adjustable you can add or remove rollers anytime, rolling barriers are more strong as compared to ordinary traditional boundaries constructed at the horizontal curves of hilly roads as well as rb are more durable as compared to ordinary traditional boundaries, these rb also have less maintenance cost and can effectively replace traditional boundaries constructed at horizontal curves of hilly roads. Rolling barriers are also called as safety barriers, guardrails, longitudinal barriers, urethane rings barriers. Rolling barriers guide vehicles on their path and check vehicles from colliding with dangerous www.irjmets.com
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