MYTHS, TRADITIONS AND LEGENDS IN TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
MYTHEN, SAGEN EN LEGENDEN IN DE VERKEERSTECHNIEK
"one way traffic in residential streets always improves traffic safety." This is one of many myths and legends in relation to the effect of traffic engineering measures, whether it is simple road sign or a complete new design of a street lay-out. Yet incomplete, unproven and incorrect expectations (sometimes a combination) may underlie policy and decision making. Therefore the Study Centre for Traffic Engineering SVT established a working group to investigate the real effect of traffic engineering measures on speed and volume of motorized traffic and unintentional side effects. One of the outcomes is to show that it has never been proven that major roads lead to higher speeds and thus to less traffic safety. Literature study and field work should throw more light on what may be expected from proposed measures. (TRRL)
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Corporate Authors:
Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB
Wassenaarseweg 220, P.O. Box 93200
The Hague, Netherlands -
Authors:
- Makking, D T
- DeWit, T
- Publication Date: 1984-9
Language
- Dutch
Media Info
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 400-402
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Serial:
- Verkeerskunde
- Volume: 35
- Issue Number: 9
- Publisher: NWB BV/Royal Dutch Touring Club
- ISSN: 0377-8495
- Serial URL: http://www.verkeerskunde.nl
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Economic efficiency; Hazards; Impact studies; Obstructions (Navigation); One way streets; Raised road markings; Residential areas; Specifications; Speed; Traffic density; Traffic engineering; Traffic flow; Traffic restraint; Traffic speed; Traffic volume
- Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
- ITRD Terms: 5911: Efficiency; 1644: Obstacle; 2771: One way street; 307: Residential area; 551: Road stud; 177: Specifications; 5408: Speed; 673: Traffic concentration; 655: Traffic engineering; 671: Traffic flow; 633: Traffic restraint
- Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00393184
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM