EFFECT OF GLARE SCREENS ON ROAD SAFETY
EINFLUSS VON BLENDSCHUTZZAEUNEN AUF DIE VERKEHRSSICHERHEIT
THE OBJECT IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER GLARE SCREENS CONTRIBUTE TO THE REDUCTION OF ACCIDENTS. ACCIDENTS COUNTS ARE BEING MADE ON SELECTED SECTIONS OF MOTORWAY COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY EQUIPPED WITH GLARE SCREENS. DATA COLLECTED ON THE ACCIDENTS, PARTICULARLY NIGHT ACCIDENTS, ARE BEING ANALYSED WITH REFERENCE TO ROAD FEATURES - GRADIENTS, BENDS, TRAFFIC VOLUMES ETC. ACCIDENTS ON DIFFERENT SECTIONS WITH OR WITHOUT GLARE SCREENS OR BEFORE AND AFTER THE ERECTION OF GLARE SCREENS ARE BEING COMPARED.
Language
- German
Project
- Status: Active
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Contract Numbers:
ITRD 7528
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Sponsor Organizations:
BUNDESANSTALT FUER STRASSENWESEN (FEDERAL HIGHWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE)
BRUEHLER STR. 1, POSTFACH 510530
KOELN, D-5000 -
Project Managers:
PAGELS, W
OEDING, D
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Performing Organizations:
INGENIEURBUERO DR.-ING. DETLEF OEDING (ENGINEERING BUREAU DR.-ING. DETLEF OEDING)
AM HANG 31
GEESTHACHT, DEUTSCHLAND BR D-2054 - Start Date: 19770000
- Expected Completion Date: 19790000
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: ITRD D701874
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alignment; Anti glare screens; Before and after studies; Crashes; Data collection; Freeways; Mathematical analysis; Night; Safety; Traffic flow
- Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
- ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 2894: Alignment; 6471: Analysis (math); 9148: Before and after study; 8623: Data acquisition; 9009: Decrease; 1689: Glare screen; 2752: Motorway; 9052: Night; 1665: Safety; 671: Traffic flow
- Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01294512
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
- Contract Numbers: ITRD 7528
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 4:37AM