Objective
Tri-SMVs make up as much as 80% of the traffic in Bangladesh, but the roads are largely designed for motorised vehicles with four or more wheels. This creates safety and comfort issues for Tri-SMV drivers and passengers, significantly affecting the mobility of vulnerable groups. This project aims to develop road design guidelines for Bangladesh which accommodate three-wheeled vehicles, enabling users to travel more safely.
Potential Impact
People using three-wheeled vehicles in Bangladesh will be able to travel more comfortably, without risk of accident or injury.
Approach
Opinion surveys will be carried out:
- Driver experience survey, comprising accident history and experience
- User experience survery, encompassing the concerns of people with compromised mobility.
- Professional’s experience survey.
Once the concerns have been quantified, best practices for road design will be developed for each identified concern, such as the design of speed bumps to accommodate three-wheelers.
Outcome
The development of a set of road design guidelines for Bangladesh which take into consideration the many three-wheeled vehicles on the country’s roads. This could also be shared in other low-income countries where three-wheeled vehicle travel is widely used.