ROAD USAGE AND TRAFFIC SAFETY
Various approaches to the protection of the road users were covered in the Tuesday afternoon session on Road Usage and Traffic Safety. Covered are: emergency call networks; introduction of electronic integrated components in call networks; all-weather road sign systems, with retroreflective signs; vertical signs, in conjunction with transverse painted stripes; road accident risk in relation to countermeasures; research on accident causes; comprehensive traffic accident record systems; public information programs; integrated strategies of road user development; computer programs to identify high risk drivers; improvements in road networks and highway design; single vehicle run off road accidents; vehicle mix (large and small cars); low cost road safety improvements and cost effectiveness; children crossing street; sight distances; seat belts; administrative actions; and, vehicle weight control systems.
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Availability:
- Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/25073860
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Corporate Authors:
525 School Street, SW
Washington, DC United States 20024 - Publication Date: 1985-1
Media Info
- Pagination: 2 p.
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Serial:
- World Highways/Routes du Monde
- Volume: 36
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
- ISSN: 0964-4598
- Serial URL: http://www.worldhighways.com
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Call boxes (Driver aid devices); Children; Countermeasures; Crash causes; Crash records; Crash risk forecasting; Highway design; Highways; Improvements; Manual safety belts; Networks; Risk assessment; Road markings; Roads; Single vehicle crashes; Traffic safety; Traffic safety education; Traffic signs; Travelers; Vehicle mix
- Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
- Old TRIS Terms: Accident record systems; Traffic marking
- Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00450148
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 540
- Files: HSL, USDOT
- Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM