CRASH BARRIERS ON ENGINEERING STRUCTURES AND SAFETY DEVICES FOR OBSTACLES:II TRAFFIC SAFETY ASPECTS IN THE DESIGN OF MOTORWAYS

BEVEILIGINGSCONSTRUCTIES OP KUNSTWERKEN EN OBSTAKELBEVEILIGING: II VERKEERSVEILIGHEIDSASPECTEN BIJ HET ONTWERPEN VAN AUTOSNELWEGEN

THE RELATION BETWEEN TRAFFIC SAFETY AND SOME DESIGN ELEMENTS OF MOTORWAYS AND FREEWAYS, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS AND THE DECREASE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENTS, IS STRESSED. IN PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS LAID ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS NEAR THE ROAD, SUCH AS ACCESS ROADS, ROAD SHOULDERS, OBSTACLES, ROAD SAFETY STRUCTURES AND ENGINEERING WORKS ON SOFT SOILS.

• Corporate Authors:

  Verslag Verkeerstechnische Leergang (1972)

  220 Wosenaarseiueg
  S-Gravenhage,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Westerduin, B
• Publication Date: 1973

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 60-69

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access roads; Bridges; Crash rates; Crash severity; Freeways; Guardrails; Hazards; Highway design; Medians; Obstructions (Navigation); Parapets; Paved shoulders; Road shoulders; Soft soils; Structures; Traffic safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Freeway design
• ITRD Terms: 1612: Accident rate; 3455: Bridge; 2914: Central reserve; 2916: Hard shoulder; 2855: Highway design; 2752: Motorway; 3494: Parapet; 1686: Safety fence
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080898
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 6 1975 12:00AM