Data Mining and Visualization to Understand Accident-prone Areas
This incremental work helps policymakers, residents, and tourists understand accident patterns for safety improvements.
The study used data mining and visualization to identify accident-prone areas and times, finding that most accidents occur at dusk (6-7 pm), on Fridays, and in October, which aligns with tourism patterns.
In this study, we present both data mining and information visualization techniques to identify accident-prone areas, most accident-prone time, day, and month. Also, we surveyed among volunteers to understand which visualization techniques help non-expert users to understand the findings better. Findings of this study suggest that most accidents occur in the dusk (i.e., between 6 to 7 pm), and on Fridays. Results also suggest that most accidents occurred in October, which is a popular month for tourism. These findings are consistent with social information and can help policymakers, residents, tourists, and other law enforcement agencies. This study can be extended to draw broader implications.