This paper describes a study on the accidents along an urban route and engineering solutions to improve safety. Bridge Street to Station Road in Taunton, a typical urban street of U.K. is the study area for the present study, where safety concerns have been identified. The paper focuses on the personal injury accidents that have occurred in the five years study period for from January 2001 to December 2005 on the road stretch from the junction of St. James Street with Bridge Street to the junction of Greenway Avenue with A3038 Kingston Road. The paper highlights the analyses performed on the 83 personal injury accidents that were reported in the study stretch during the study period considered. A detailed discussion on the accident patterns by various parameters like year, severity, month, week, day and time, types of vehicle, manoeuvre, location and age of casualties has been presented. An initial identification of accident cluster sites along the study stretch has been presented, followed by suitable measures to address both site specific accident occurrences and more general safety concerns. A number of interventions were considered which were later narrowed down to the most appropriate and suitable solutions based on various considerations like suitability at site, cost etc. The paper highlights the recommendations for improving safety and the accident reduction that can be achieved through implementing these countermeasures. (Author/publisher) This publication may be accessed by Internet users at: http://www.ictct.org/workshop.php?workshop_nr=26
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