STUDIES OF SAFETY AT INTERSECTIONS: SOME THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES --ROAD USER BEHAVIOR. THEORY AND RESEARCH. PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROAD SAFETY HELD IN GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS, AUGUST 1987

The problem at hand is to reduce the number of collisions between cyclists and passenger cars at intersections in built-up areas. There are two lines of approach to this problem: analyses of accident data and behavioural studies. The aim of both approaches is to predict and test the effects of countermeasures in reducing the number of collisions. Most collisions result from the behaviour of the cyclist and/or car driver. This leads to the assumption that knowledge concerning the behaviour of cyclists and car drivers at intersections will improve the selection of countermeasures. It does not seem likely that effective countermeasures will be found without additional knowledge of this kind. Both approaches will be discussed in the following paragraphs.(a) for the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 815404.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Van Ggorcum & Comp BV

  P.O. Box 43
  Assen,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Noordzij, P N
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 622-5
• Serial:
  • Publication of: VAN GORCUM & COMP BV
  • Publisher: Van Ggorcum & Comp BV

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Comprehension; Conferences; Crashes; Cyclists; Decision making; Drivers; Forecasting; Intersections; Policy; Safety; Statistics; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Policy; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00482006
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 90-232-2369-1
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1989 12:00AM