ROADS AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 22-25 MAY 1984. INTRODUCTORY PAPER

ROUTES ET DEVELOPPEMENT

The most important objectives are a reduction in costs, an improvement in the quality of service and a reduction of the social costs. Changes since 1974 have resulted in a shortage of capital and a sharp increase in energy costs. There has also been an increasing awareness of the effect of transport modes on the quality of life. The demands of society are largely counterbalanced by the freedom of travel experienced by the car owner. The large number of deaths and injuries caused by accidents on the road are not considered to be too high a price to pay for this freedom. Although oil will take a relatively less important place in energy consumption in the next twenty years, most cars will still be driven by fossil fuel. Advances in electronics are more likely to influence car design than new engines. The author reviews the relative merits of toll charges which can deter motorists from benefitting from the increased safety and usefulness of the motorway. Maintenance of the existing network and its adaptation to expected traffic and climatic conditions should be the first priority, bearing in mind that the unit of time for the highway engineer in the decade. Safety should always be a concern at all stages of design, construction and maintenance. This report was originally presented in French to the International Conference on Roads and Development Trends, 22-25 May 1984. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Dreyfus, G
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: 17 p.
• Serial:
  • TRRL TRANSLATION
  • Issue Number: 3151
  • Publisher: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Costs; Demand; Design; Electronics; Energy; Forecasting; Fuel consumption; Fuels; Highway design; Highway maintenance; Highway safety; Highways; Improvements; Level of service; Maintenance; Motor vehicles; Networks; Ownership; Quality of service; Road construction; Roads; Safety; Socioeconomic factors; Toll roads; Tolls; Traffic flow; Transportation modes; Vehicle design; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 285: Demand (econ); 9011: Design (overall design); 6965: Electronics; 213: Energy; 132: Forecast; 3850: Fuel; 2755: Highway; 9108: Improvement; 653: Level of service; 3847: Maintenance; 1053: Road network; 1665: Safety; 2702: Toll road; 671: Traffic flow; 1145: Transport mode; 1255: Vehicle; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Energy; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451056
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:57PM