Conflict-observation for 8 junctions in urban areas and 4 in rural areas were performed. The seriousness of the conflicts was classified into 5 categories and also noted were: the type of conflict, the type of road users involved, estimation of speed, angle of collision if the conflict would have resulted in an accident. From the results of this study it is concluded there exist a correlation between conflict- and accident rates. Exists a correlation between conflict- and accident rates are given.
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