EFFECT OF STREET DESIGN AND REGULATIONS IN URBAN AREAS. A PILOT STUDY CONCENTRATING ON THE SAFETY OF CAR DRIVERS

EFFECT AV GATUUTFORMNING OCH REGLERING I TATORT. INLEDANDE STUDIE FRAMST AV BILISTERNAS TRAFIKSAKERHET

The report is based on the analysis of ca. 4900 police-reported traffic accidents that had taken place within certain areas in six Swedish, two Finnish and one Norwegian town. In these areas the traffic environment was investigated in detail, and car traffic volume data was gathered for all ca. 2100 junctions and ca. 3400 links. The most common accident type was a right angle conflict between motorists. It is important that the number of lanes on the junction's approaches is as few as possible. Accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists occur generally on marked pedestrian crossings. The definition of personal injury is not the same in the nordic countries, which it ought to be. (TRRL)

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  Technical Research Centre of Finland

  Vuorimiehentie 5
  SF-02150 Espoo 15,   Finland 
• Authors:
  • LEDEN, L
• Publication Date: 1988

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Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 45 p.
• Serial:
  • VTT-TIED
  • Issue Number: 828
  • Publisher: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Highway design; Highways; Intersections; Urban areas
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 2755: Highway; 2855: Highway design; 455: Junction; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492371
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
• ISBN: 951-38-3075-6
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM