A Proposed Study of Using Solar Road Studs for The Improvement of Road Safety at Anao, Mexico Bypass Road

Abstract

Road accidents have been a serious issue in the Philippines over the time. As human lives are significant and so are the road, because this is where the economy lies, depends and continue. This study purposely did an extensive and massive search or assessments to find out how people evaluate their safety level on the road. The researchers aimed to propose the use of Solar Road Studs at the chosen location (Anao, Mexico Pampanga) to significantly contribute to the deplete of road accidents due to the different factors—lack of enough lighting during night time and poor weather condition, complexity of the four-lane road with sudden two-lane at both ends.  As the research is being processed and assessed the researchers found out the assessment and evaluation of the road users as they are the primary participants of the study. Most of these participants find it uncomfortable and inconvenient to use or pass the road without enough lighting. These participants also prefer the installation of road studs to significantly contribute to the visibility of the road and lanes. The researchers also did a search and assessment of other place where road studs were already being used.  Accidents data were gathered, and surveys were conducted to assess if there is a significance between before and after the installation and how it impacted the road users. And on the search, it was found out that road studs significantly contributed to the experience of the road users and to the depletion of road accidents. As a conclusion, the researchers found out that road studs are extensively important for the road users. Also, aside from the fact that it helps, it is also cost-friendly. Cost analysis was also done in this study and was found out that road studs doesn’t demand higher expense than the other versions of road lights which are the traditional street lamps and solar street lamps.