THEME 5: ROAD SAFETY

Theme 5 contains the following papers: Drawbacks of the Emphasis on Conspicuousness for the Natural Coherence of the Perceived Traffic Scene (Groot, RE, Ebell, RJEV and Theewis, SR); Road Safety (Moreau de St Martin, J and Adam, S); Road Safety--Reflections on a Policy of Driver Information (Podesta, C); Statistical Analysis of Traffic Accidents (Vella, M); The Role of Perceptual Psychology in Road Safety (Rumar, K); Perception of Risk (Sabey, BE); Roadway Lighting as a Means of Preventing Accidents: Criteria for Its Optimal Application (Hehlen, P and Walthert, R). (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Papers from 14th International Study Week on Traffic Engineering and Safety, held September 7-10, at Strasbourg.
• Corporate Authors:

  World Touring and Automobile Organization

  Chesham Place 32
  London,   England 
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash analysis; Driver information systems; Drivers; Hazards; Highway safety; Perception; Prevention; Risk assessment; Safety; Statistical analysis; Street lighting; Traffic crashes; Visibility
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver perception; Driver psychology
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1661: Accident prevention; 1612: Accident rate; 8525: Conference; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 5416: Deceleration; 1772: Driver; 2455: Environment; 8036: France; 4575: Gravel; 8051: Italy; 545: Lighting (street); 1236: Lorry; 1733: Pedestrian; 2229: Perception; 2255: Psychology; 9150: Risk; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 6555: Statistics; 755: Traffic; 6783: Visibility
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00373242
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM