THE FINNISH TRAFFIC CONFLICT TECHNIQUE

According to the Finnish method, situations where braking or weaving begins 1.5 second or less before a potential collision are defined to be conflicts in urban traffic conditions, where the speed limit is 50 km/h. The time-to-collision value that defines conflicts varies with the speed limit or level at the study location. Also potential conflict situations are recorded in the Finnish method. Conflict observations are made by 2-4 persons. Video equipment is always used in order to check observations and to gather exposure and behaviour data. The method has been used in short-term evaluation of safety measures and safety analyses of junctions. The studies have been commissioned by Finnish towns, the Ministry of Transportation and Roads and Waterways Administration. For the covering abstract of the conference see TRIS 393142. (Author/TRRL)

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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.
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• Authors:
  • KULMALA, R
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 97-105
• Serial:
  • NATO Advance Study Inst Ser F, Computer & Syst Sci
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Braking; Conferences; Crash exposure; Crashes; Drivers; Evaluation and assessment; Intersections; Methodology; Near midair crashes; Recording; Speed limits; Surveillance; Television; Television cameras; Time; Traffic conflicts; Traffic surveillance; Urban areas; Weaving traffic
• Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure
• Geographic Terms: Finland
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 8525: Conference; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 8035: Finland; 455: Junction; 9102: Method; 1642: Near miss; 6969: Recording; 624: Speed limit; 9101: Surveillance; 6949: Television; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies; I81: Accident Statistics; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393150
• 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