Study on Features of Hazardous Goods Transport Accidents on Highway

Abstract

This paper presents a collection of 202 hazardous goods transport accidents on road and analyses of time and spatial distribution features, inducements and forms of these accidents. The analyses results show: Frequent hazardous goods accidents occur in June and July and in the period of 8:00-10:00 each day; most accidents occur on an expressway, leading to more serious consequences if they occur inside a tunnel; major causes of hazardous goods accidents are drivers’ misoperation and vehicle fault; leakage is the most common form of accident; explosions and fires cause the most serious consequences; flammable liquid, flammable gas and toxic chemicals are three substances most commonly seen in hazardous goods accidents. At the end of this paper, a number of targeted recommendations are provided to prevent hazardous goods transport accidents based on the above results.