Analysis of Traffic Accidents Based on GİS For Use in Transportation Planning in the City of Erzurum

In general, lack of transportation alternatives in many of our major cities, usage over carrying capacity of the population and vehicle traffic are today’s most important problems which constitute the traffic accident. Determining the points that traffic accidents occurred mostly are one of the parameters used in the preparation of the city’s transportation plan. In the city’s transport, the areas are named “black spots” where accidents frequently occurred in the city. These points; can be detected with the help of Geographical Information Systems that the technology used extensively in the physical planning of urban planners working. In this study; black spots in the city have been identified by using data’s obtained from report of traffic accidents, in making transportation planning in the city of Erzurum. In this way; ıt is aimed to produce quality data needed by local governments, transport policies and decisions in the development of the city evaluated with Geographical Information Systems as for the reduction of traffic accidents.