THE BRITISH TRAFFIC CONFLICT TECHNIQUE

A method of subjectively recording traffic conflicts or near accidents has been developed by TRRL for identifying safety problems and evaluating countermeasures, primarily at road junctions. This paper states the established conflict definitions and describes in detail the method of collecting conflict data and the way in which the data are used by many local highway authorities. A training package for new observers is still under development and a brief synopsis of the contents of the training manual is included. The results of validation studies relating conflict counts to recorded injury accidents have been encouraging and a summary is given. Recently completed experiments in which conflict counts were compared with results from other subjective assessment methods at road junctions have demonstrated that these methods do not provide an acceptable alternative to conflict studies. For the covering abstract of the conference see TRIS 393142. (TRRL)

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on International Calibration Study of Traffic Conflict Techniques held in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 25-27, 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Springer-Verlag

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• Authors:
  • BAGULEY, C J
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 59-73
• Serial:
  • NATO Advance Study Inst Ser F, Computer & Syst Sci
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Countermeasures; Data collection; Hazards; Intersections; Methodology; Near crashes; Near midair crashes; Recording; Surveillance; Traffic conflicts; Traffic surveillance; Validation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Subjective analysis
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 8623: Data acquisition; 455: Junction; 9102: Method; 1642: Near miss; 6969: Recording; 9150: Risk; 9101: Surveillance; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393148
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 3-540-12716-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM