AN ATTEMPT AT EVALUATING LOCAL AREA SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS IN AN AUSTRALIAN STUDY

Australian local traffic management practice for safety improvement is reviewed. The evaluation of such schemes is rare. Area wide treatments have not as yet received detailed evaluation but there is a considerable body of research into the effects of individual treatments such as local street roundabouts, road humps and other devices. A current study in Sandringham, suburb of Melbourne aims to (1) identify the traffic management, safety and related amenity problems in local traffic areas throughout Sandringham, (2) propose specific solutions to these problems as appropriate, and (3) evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed solutions. An essential part of the study has been a review of methods of evaluation. The conclusions of this part are discussed. (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:
  • ASHTON, N R
  • BRINDLE, R E
• Publication Date: 1982-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 236-245
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Institute for Road Safety Research SWOV
  • Publisher: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Economic efficiency; Evaluation and assessment; Highway traffic control; Measures of effectiveness; Methodology; Prevention; Raised road markings; Roundabouts; Rumble strips; Safety; Speed; Streets; Traffic circles; Traffic control; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Old TRIS Terms: Local street
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 5911: Efficiency; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 9102: Method; 551: Road stud; 438: Roundabout; 5408: Speed; 654: Traffic control; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370992
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM