Traffic Calming as Contribution to Safety of Vulnerable Road Users in Urban Areas

Smirivanje prometa kao doprinos sigurnosti ranjivih cestovnih korisnika u urbanim sredinama

Traffic calming is probably the most “controversial” measure in the field of road safety causing opposite views not only among traffic experts, but also traffic participants themselves. Therefore, there has not been a single traffic calming definition established yet. After studying the most recent literature available, the authors have decided for the following definition as appropriate – traffic calming is a series of physical and visual measures set to remind the drivers that they have entered the residential zone, and thus have to change their behaviour accordingly, in order to minimise negative effects produced by motor vehicles in highly populated areas and improve traffic conditions of vulnerable road users (pedestrians and cyclists). The paper will analyse traffic calming techniques aimed to reduce speeds and traffic volume in residential areas, with the unique goal – improving safety of vulnerable road users and reducing impact on the environment

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  • Abstract reprinted with permission from the publisher.
• Authors:
  • Simunovic, Ljupko
  • Cosic, Mario
  • Kordic, Zoran
• Publication Date: 2015

Language

• English
• Croatian

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 179-185
• Serial:
  • Suvremeni Promet - Modern Traffic
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 3-4
  • Publisher: Hrvatsko Znanstveno Drustvo za Promet
  • ISSN: 0351-1898
  • Serial URL: http://www.hzdp.hr/journals1.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cyclists; Pedestrians; Traffic calming; Traffic safety; Traffic speed; Traffic volume; Urban areas; Vulnerable road users
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01567669
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 26 2015 1:43PM