A STUDY INTO THE EFFECTS OF ONE-WAY TRAFFIC IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF FOUR TOWNS IN THE NETHERLANDS

EFFECTEN VAN HET INSTELLEN VAN EENRICHTINGVERKEER OP DE VERKEERSVEILIGHEID IN WOONWIJKEN

Accident data of residential areas in four towns in the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Rotterdam and Utrecht) were used to determine specific relations between one-way traffic measures and indicators of traffic safety. It was found that establishing one-way traffic has a decreasing effect on the total number of accidents, and that this effect is sometimes related to specific areas. However, no relation could be found between the effect and specific traffic situations (such as intersections, etc). Moped-riders turned out to be the principal category of traffic participants for which a positive effect could be shown. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Instituut voor Zintuigfysiologie, TNO

  Kampweg 5
  Soesterberg,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • RIEMERSMA, JBJ
  • Symonsma, RMM
• Publication Date: 1978

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 33 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic efficiency; Intersections; Moped drivers; Mopeds; One way streets; One way traffic; Prevention; Residential areas; Safety; Traffic; Traffic engineering; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 9009: Decrease; 5911: Efficiency; 455: Junction; 1221: Motorcycle; 8078: Netherlands; 2771: One way street; 307: Residential area; 1665: Safety; 755: Traffic; 655: Traffic engineering
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341842
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 1978-C19U Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM