WHICH MEASURES CAN BE TAKEN FOR DECREASING THE SPEED OF MOTORISED TRAFFIC

WELKE MATREGELEN STAAN ONS TER BESCHIKKING TER VERLAGING VAN DE SNELHEID VAN HET GEMOTORISEERD VERKEER

Possibilities of decreasing speed are discussed from the point of view of the traffic engineer. The main point is the willingness of all road users to accept the measures. Many people hold opinions on traffic safety but feel that there is no practical solution to the problem. In the first place the relative speeds of the different road users must be considered. Furthermore it is not necessary for roads to be as wide as they are at present. It is not necessary to wait for large structural alterations; small measures such as reconstruction of the pavement, the placing of a lighting column, can do much. The engineer should not be obsessed with new ideas such as "Woonerven", but should try to keep in mind the main purpose, the safety of the road user. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Verslag Studiedag, 15 November 1979, Over de Verbetering Varde Verkeersleefbaarheid voor Voetgangers.
• Corporate Authors:

  Mederlandse Vereniging Bescherming Voetgangers

  Passage 61/III
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • GISKES, J
• Publication Date: 1979-11-15

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 22-26

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Highway design; Layout; Motor vehicles; Reconstruction; Reduction (Chemistry); Residential areas; Speed; Speed limits; Street lighting; Traffic; Traffic engineering; Traffic restraint; Traffic safety; Traffic speed; Wetting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• Old TRIS Terms: Reduction
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00324578
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM