USER ASPECTS - PART 1 - AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION VIEWS

MOTORWAYS ARE EXAMINED FROM THE MOTORIST'S POINT OF VIEW: THE EXTENT TO WHICH HIS NEEDS ARE MET AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS. SAFETY ON MOTORWAYS IS CONSIDERED UNDER VARIOUS HEADINGS. THESE INCLUDE DESIGN STANDARDS, PARTICULARLY AS REGARDS WIDTH AND SURFACE DRAINAGE. REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE PROBLEM OF DAZZLE FROM HEADLIGHTS AND THIS LEADS TO THE SUBJECT OF MOTORWAY LIGHTING, FOG CONDITIONS AND DRIVER BEHAVIOR, AND THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY WARNING SIGNS. SPEED LIMITS ARE DISCUSSED. THE PRESENT BAN ON THE USE OF MOTORWAYS BY LEARNER DRIVERS IS QUESTIONED. THE VALUE OF MOTORWAYS TO PRIVATE MOTORISTS DURING THEIR LEISURE HOURS IS EMPHASIZED. THE FACILITIES FOR REST AND REFRESHMENT ARE REVIEWED BRIEFLY. THE NEED FOR THE MANY PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH URBAN MOTORWAYS TO BE DEALT WITH IN A REALISTIC MANNER IS STRESSED. A PLEA IS MADE FOR A NEW APPROACH TO THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE ROAD PROGRAM TO BRING ABOUT A BREAK-THROUGH IN MOTORWAY DEVELOPMENT SO AS TO PROVIDE BRITAIN WITH THE MODERN METHODS OF COMMUNICATION WHICH ARE NEEDED URGENTLY. A SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THIS PAPER IS PRESENTED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • PAPER 6
• Corporate Authors:

  Proc Conf Motorways In Britain /UK

  ,    

  Institution of Civil Engineers

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Authors:
  • Durie, A C
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 75-7
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Proc Conf Motorways In Britain /UK/
  • Publisher: Proc Conf Motorways In Britain /UK

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Fog; Highway operations; Highway safety; Motorist aid systems; Speed; Street lighting; Surface drainage; Travelers; Warning signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Highway administration
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway drainage; Highway user services
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226941
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1973 12:00AM