Study on safety benefit analysis of expressways in China

The expressway construction in China started in the late of 1980s. After rapid construction for more than twenty years, the mileage of expressways in China reached 65 thousand kilometers, occupying second place in the world. The mileage of expressways in China will increase with high speed in the future for some time. The expressways have played an important supporting role in the economic and social development. The economic benefit of expressways is beyond doubt. However, the safety benefit of expressways in China is often overlooked. The development process of expressways in China and the role in the economic and social development are analyzed in this paper. Moreover, the development process and characteristics of road accidents on expressways are analyzed. The safety performance of expressways is analyzed compared with ordinary highways. The analysis result shows that the road safety on expressways has entered a new phase of continuous improvement and the safety performance of expressways is much better than ordinary highways in China. The analysis of the safety benefit of expressways is proposed. And the analysis result shows that the safety benefit of expressways is enormous and should not be overlooked.

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  • Abstract reprinted with permission of the World Road Association – PIARC.
• Corporate Authors:

  World Road Association (PIARC)

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• Authors:
  • Zhang, Jianping
  • Zhang, Guanglei
  • 0000-0002-1884-862X
• Conference:
  • 24th World Road Congress
  • Location: Mexico City , Mexico
  • Date: 2011-9-26 to 2011-9-30
• Publication Date: 2011

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 9p
• Monograph Title: 24th World Road Congress Proceedings: Roads for a Better Life: Mobility, Sustainability and Development

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Benefits; Expressways; Highway safety; Highways; Traffic crashes
• Geographic Terms: China
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I10: Economics and Administration; I70: Traffic and Transport; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01500199
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 2840602679
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 27 2013 10:17AM