ACCIDENT REDUCTION AND PREVENTION IN BRITAIN AND NEW ZEALAND
Guidelines are offered for improving the safety and the reduction of the number and severity of accidents by road engineering and traffic management through the application of low cost measures on existing roads and through the application of safety principles in the provision and maintenance of roads. It has been suggested that in Britain accident reduction by low cost engineering measures could lead to a 20% saving in the road toll. It was estimated that this saving would be realized in roughly equal parts from site specific treatments and from other more widespread approaches. Awarding priorities on limited budgets is discussed and research needs are noted. Research into low cost measures and the monitoring of results is needed including the most appropriate basis for comparison of frequency of accidents. There is also a need for more precise classification of conditions under which different countermeasures are applicable in terms of type of location and type of accident. The assessment of benefits resulting from the systematic application of countermeasures also is required. Recommendations for low cost accident prevention and reduction schemes are listed.
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Corporate Authors:
National Roads Board, New Zealand
P.O. Box 12-041
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Authors:
- Oates, L J
- Publication Date: 1982-5
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 17-18
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Serial:
- Publication of: Waterways Experiment Station
- Publisher: U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Highway engineering; Highway maintenance; Highway safety; Highway traffic control; Highways; Improvements; Prevention; Recommendations; Safety; Traffic safety
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00369634
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: RRU NL 72, HS-033 577, HS-033 573
- Files: HSL, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 31 1983 12:00AM