THE CONTRIBUTION OF PAVEMENT SKIDDING RESISTANCE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT PREVENTION
The paper is concerned with the involvement of skidding in road traffic accidents. Evidence suggests that both accident totals and skidding involvement are under-reported. Wet road accident rate may be a better indicator but is still subject to mis-reporting, particularly in relation to the damp-road condition. Studies of accident distribution have indicated those locations having high densities. Such definition is essential if the implementation of skid resistance remedial measures is to be optimised. The relationship between skid resistance and accident rate is complicated by the secondary nature of the former. Nevertheless there is general agreement that accident rates decrease with increasing skid resistance and that there is no currently-attainable value beyond which further reduction cannot be achieved. Cost effectiveness and relative costs and performance of different materials/treatments are discussed. Consideration is given to the evolution of recommendations and standards for minimum skid resistance levels in the UK resulting in the introduction of a new standard establishing statutory minimum investigatory levels on trunk roads. (see IRRD nos 810577 and 810578).
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Corporate Authors:
International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences
6-20, Yaesu 2-chome, Chuo-ku
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Authors:
- Powell, D G
- Publication Date: 1988
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 42-50
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Serial:
- IATSS Research
- Volume: 12
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences
- ISSN: 0386-1112
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Correlation analysis; Crash rates; Pavements; Skid resistance; Surface course (Pavements); Surfacing; Wet weather
- Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; Wet pavements
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Pavements;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00498927
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
- Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM