PROCEEDINGS OF THE TENTH INTERNATIONAL STUDY WEEK IN TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ENGINEERING, 7-11 SEPTEMBER 1970 HELD IN ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

THIS VOLUME CONTAINS THE GENERAL REPORTS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE AND GIVES DETAILS OF THE FOUR DISCUSSION GROUPS WHICH WERE ORGANIZED: THEME 1- FACTORS AFFECTING THE NUMBER OF TRIPS BY PRIVATE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT-INTERNATIONAL PANEL DISCUSSION; THEME 2- ACCIDENT RISKS AND CAPACITY OF SINGLE LEVEL INTERSECTIONS - GENERAL REPORT BY DUFF, JT; THEME 3- RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN METHODS OF IMPROVING NIGHT VISIBILITY- GENERAL REPORT BY DE BOER, JB; THEME 4- A LOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR CATEGORIZING HIGHWAY SAFETY PHENOMENA AND ACTIVITY, BY HADDON, W; THEME 5- METHODS OF REDUCING AMENITY LOSSES CAUSED BY TRAFFIC - A) VEHICLES, BY BUROW, K, AND B)- ROADS, BY COX, OJ; THEME 6- EFFECT OF PARKING POLICIES ON TRAFFIC VOLUMES - GENERAL REPORT BY BENTFIELD G; THEME 7- EFFECTIVENESS OF SPEED LIMITS ON RURAL ROADS AND MOTORWAYS- INTERNATIONAL PANEL DISCUSSION; THEME 8- PRINCIPLES WHICH SHOULD GOVERN THE LOCATION AND PRIORITIES OF THE ROADS IN MOTORWAY NETWORKS- GENERAL REPORT BY WEHNER, B; THEME 9- INFLUENCE OF THE TYPE OF ROAD NETWORK ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF TRAFFIC IN TOWNS, BY SMEED, RJ. THE FOUR DISCUSSION GROUPS DEALT WITH THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT AREAS: SIMULATION AS AN AID TO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TECHNIQUES FOR THE AREA CONTROL OF TRAFFIC; JUSTIFICATION FOR SUBWAY AND BRIDGES FOR PEDESTRIANS IN URBAN AREAS; AND THE POSITION OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING IN THE ADMINSTRATION. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  World Touring and Automobile Organization

  Chesham Place 32
  London,   England 
• Authors:
  • Duff, J T
  • Deff, J T
  • HADDON, W
  • Burow, K
  • Cox, O J
  • Bentfeld, G
  • Wehner, B
  • Smeed, R J
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: xi+102 pp

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222485
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 11 1974 12:00AM