A METHOD FOR DESCRIBING TRAFFIC AND THE TRAFFIC SAFETY SITUATION RELATING TO GCM (PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS AND MOPED RIDERS) ROAD USERS

METOD FOER BESKRIVNING AV TRAFIK- OCH TRAFIKSAEKERHETSSITUATIONEN FOER GCM-TRAFIKANTER

The report describes road users' (pedestrians, cyclists and moped riders) safety in traffic. The survey method is presented and applied. Traffic flow, traffic composition and degree of separation between pedestrians, cyclists, moped riders and motor vehicles have been studied as well as the relationship between accidents and separation. The survey was performed by video or by manual recording in an urban area during five days. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • THULIN, H
• Publication Date: 1984

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 45 p.
• Serial:
  • BMJ
  • Publisher: British Medical Association
  • ISSN: 0959-8138
  • Serial URL: http://www.bmj.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Cyclists; Data collection; Hazards; Moped drivers; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrians; Risk assessment; Surveys; Traffic crashes; Traffic flow; Traffic safety; Urban areas; Vehicle mix; Vehicle spacing
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1742: Cyclist; 1752: Motorcyclist; 1733: Pedestrian; 9150: Risk; 1665: Safety; 350: Segregation (traffic, pedestrians); 641: Traffic composition; 671: Traffic flow; 313: Urban area; 694: Vehicle spacing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392791
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Report/Paper Numbers: VTI Rapport 278 Monograph, HS-037 616
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1985 12:00AM