SENSE AND NONSENSE OF TRAFFIC SPACES AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS

ZIN EN ONZIN VAN VERKEERSRUIMTEN EN VERBLIJFSGEBIEDEN

In discussions on traffic safety in recent years the suggestion has arisen that the public area should be divided into "socialising areas" and "traffic areas". In doing so it is suggested that traffic areas should only be used for free flow traffic. This may be so in some cases, but usually there must also be room for social functions (shopping, playing, residence, etc). The question arises whether both functions are complementary or not. The authors think that this is not the case. Much public space has to serve both functions at the same time. It only needs to be redesigned for this combined function. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 286502. (TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • From the conference papers of the Conference on Traffic Engineering, held in Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Netherlands, May 8-9, 1985 (Bijdragen Verkeerskundige Werkdagen 1985).
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• Authors:
  • NIJSINK, G J
  • Kelegom, M T
• Conference:
  • From the conference papers of the Conference on Traffic Engineering, held in Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Netherlands, May 8-9, 1985 (Bijdragen Verkeerskundige Werkdagen 1985).
• Publication Date: 1985-5

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 419-426

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Networks; Residential areas; Roads; Social factors; Traffic; Traffic engineering; Traffic restraint; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 2885: Layout; 9105: Mobility (pers); 8078: Netherlands; 307: Residential area; 1053: Road network; 1665: Safety; 2253: Sociology; 755: Traffic; 655: Traffic engineering; 633: Traffic restraint
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00464973
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 90-6628-030-1
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1988 12:00AM