Abstract
THIS PAPER PRESENTS A COMPLETE ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY OF RESOURCES FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS OF A ROAD NETWORK. IN THE FIRST PART OF THE PAPER, A SET OF MODELS IS ESTIMATED TO IDENTIFY SO-CALLED "BLACK SPOTS" IN THE ROAD NETWORK. IN THE SECOND PART OF THE PAPER, A LINEAR PROGRAMMING (LP) MODEL IS DEFINED FOR THE ALLOCATION OF A TOTAL BUDGET TO THOSE PROJECTS WHICH ENSURE THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE RESULTS IN REDUCING ROAD ACCIDENTS. THE SPECIFIC SOLUTION METHOD FOR THE ALLOCATION LP PROBLEM IS DEFINED, AND ITS SUPERIORITY TO A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR BUDGET ALLOCATION IS SHOWN THROUGH A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE. (Author/publisher).