Determining the traffic safety management criteria in highway maintenance works from road users’ perspective / Suhaila Ali and Nur ‘Ain Ismail

Road traffic injuries are a major public health problem and a leading cause of death, injury and disability around
the world. Better plans, transparent process, and public support are some of the benefits that road managers can
obtain by educating and involving the general public. This paper examines the perception of highway users towards
the installation of the traffic safety equipment during road maintenance work and also determines the traffic safety
management criteria in ensuring the traffic control signs and equipment in meeting the highway users’ needs. A
survey has been conducted among the Malaysian road users from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur. The researcher found that the overall perceptions of the respondents stated the installation of the traffic safety equipment during road
maintenance work progress isbelow the average level. In term of traffic safety management criteria it must have
criteria like all the traffic safety equipment should be brighter and visible from long distance, instruct drivers to
follow a path away from where work is being done and concessionaire should be aware of their equipment in good
condition and should do routine maintenance. From the analysis that has been carried out, the result shows that the
management should improve the safety in work zones from the perception of respondents were analysed and
discussed.