Exploring Road Safety Trends Through Data: Creating a Road Accident Dashboard with Tableau By Ashutosh Ranjan
Introduction Road accidents are a pressing issue, impacting countless lives worldwide. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 1.3 million lives are lost every year due to road traffic accidents. With increasing urbanization, population growth, and rising numbers of vehicles, the frequency and severity of road accidents continue to grow. To address this issue, I developed a Road Accident Dashboard using Tableau. This project is designed to visualize road accident trends in a way that stakeholders can use to understand and address the underlying causes of these incidents. In this blog, I’ll take you through the key elements of my dashboard project, the insights we can derive from it, and how it can contribute to making our roads safer. Why Data Visualization Matters in Road Safety Understanding raw data can be overwhelming, especially when we’re dealing with complex datasets containing information on accident types, times, locations, weather, and more. This is w...