TRAFFIC CONFLICT STUDIES IN FINLAND

The Technical Research Centre of Finland has for many years used the traffic conflict method in evaluating the effects of traffic safety measures and devices. Effectively trained observers and video equipment are used at the field studies. In addition to conflicts also potential conflict situations, traffic violations and traffic flows are registered at the study locations. Following are some safety measures, the effects of which were studied with the traffic conflict method: (1) refuges on pedestrian crossings, (2) characteristics (signal control, refuges, location at junction or between junctions) of pedestrian crossings across a 20 M wide street, (3) acceleration lanes at grade-separated junctions, (4) the replacement of crawling lanes with overtaking lanes. A conflict simulation model for junctions has also been developed. (Author/TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented at the OECD Seminar on Short-Term and Area-Wide Evaluation of Safety Measures, held in Amsterdam, April 19-21, 1982.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Authors:
  • KULMALA, R
• Publication Date: 1982-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 183-187
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Institute for Road Safety Research SWOV
  • Publisher: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration lanes; Conferences; Crimes; Crosswalks; Economic efficiency; Evaluation and assessment; Intersections; Mathematical models; Methodology; Near midair crashes; Personnel; Prevention; Recording; Safety; Simulation; Television; Traffic conflicts; Traffic flow; Traffic islands; Traffic safety; Traffic violators
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: Finland
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 8525: Conference; 5911: Efficiency; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 8035: Finland; 455: Junction; 6473: Mathematical model; 9102: Method; 1642: Near miss; 1516: Offence; 1659: Pedestrian crossing; 102: Personnel; 6969: Recording; 9103: Simulation; 6949: Television; 671: Traffic flow; 471: Traffic island
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370985
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM