LIVING SAFELY IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS

VEILIG VERKEER IN STADSWIJKEN

During 1979 and 1982 in the cities of Eindhoven and Rijswijk infrastructural measures were introduced to improve the quality of living and the safety of residential areas and to improve the traffic flow at the same time. These demonstration projects on redivision and reconstruction of residential areas had the aim of obtaining data on the efficiency of such a structural, integrated approach to the problems in such areas. The road network in the areas was redesigned to prevent rat run traffic, to decrease the speed of through traffic and to make slow traffic more or less equivalent to other traffic. Some results of the project are presented. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Authors:
  • Janssen, STMC
  • KRAAY, J H
  • Mathyssen, MPM
• Publication Date: 1985

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 31 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Layout; Networks; One way streets; Planning; Prevention; Raised road markings; Residential areas; Roads; Safety; Slow moving vehicles; Speed control; Speed limits; Traffic flow; Traffic restraint; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 2885: Layout; 8078: Netherlands; 2771: One way street; 143: Planning; 307: Residential area; 551: Road stud; 1802: Slow driving; 624: Speed limit; 633: Traffic restraint
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451942
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1986 12:00AM