OBVIOUS SOLUTIONS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE BEST

DE MEEST VOOR DE HAND LIGGENDE OPLOSSING IS NIET ALTIJD DE BESTE

In searching for solutions for unsafe locations in the road network road administrations are often confronted with suggestions, wishes or demands from local residents. In many cases communities of interest come forward with a solution for a certain problem before the nature and the proportions of the problem are known. This contribution describes the case of a junction and a solution (traffic-lights) suggested by local residents. At the same time a description is given of a solution without traffic-lights which was used. It appears that this alternative solution has improved the situation very satisfactorily. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 272679. (TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference papers of the Working Days on Traffic Engineering 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Werkdagcommissie

  P. O. Box 163
  Driebergen-Rijsenbur,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1983-4

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 203-214
• Serial:
  • Bijdragen Verkeerskundige Werkdagen 1983
  • Publisher: Werkdagcommissie

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Conferences; Countermeasures; High risk locations; Improvements; Intersections; Layout; Measures of effectiveness; Public participation; Safety; Speed; Traffic safety; Traffic signals; Waiting time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Modifications
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 1663: Accident black spot; 8525: Conference; 9108: Improvement; 455: Junction; 2885: Layout; 9048: Modification; 8078: Netherlands; 142: Public participation; 5408: Speed; 565: Traffic signal; 9100: Waiting time
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382882
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 90-6628-2CPL
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM