ROAD SURFACE EVENNESS AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

WEGDEKSTROEFHEID EN VERKEERSONGEVALLEN

A study has been made into the relationship between road surface unevenness and the relative number of traffic accidents on different kinds of roads outside the built-up area in the province of Noord-Brabant. There exists a statistical relation between the road surface unevenness and traffic accidents. If the unevenness is high, the number of accidents is low. The unevenness of the road surface is an important factor in the contact between tyre and the road. The road administrator should maintain a certain degree of unevenness. The effects of a better road surface unevenness on traffic are discussed. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Authors:
  • Tromp, JPM
  • Doornekamp, J
  • BOS, JMJ
• Publication Date: 1984

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 84 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coefficient of friction; Crashes; Highway curves; Pavement surface course; Pavements; Rolling contact; Roughness; Rural areas; Skid resistance; Smoothness; Steering columns; Texture; Traffic crashes; Wear; Wet weather
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wet pavements
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 2872: Bend (road); 5460: Coefficient of friction; 5440: Contact (tyre road); 3071: Evenness; 8078: Netherlands; 328: Rural area; 3031: Skid resistance; 3053: Surface texture; 5293: Wear; 3015: Wet road
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396826
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: R-84-19 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM