TRAFFIC SAFETY: CAN WE BE PRO-ACTIVE? 14TH AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH FORUM, PERTH 20-22 SEPTEMBER 1989; FORUM PAPERS. VOLUMES 1 AND 2

The treatment of hazardous locations has traditionally been a reactive process based on historical information on crashes at sites -the accident "blackspot" treatment approach. Traffic authorities are often asked why hazardous locations can't be treated before they become accident "blackspots" -thus treatment programmes would be pro-active rather than reactive. This paper reports on progress with research into the development of guidelines for implementing pro-active traffic safety programmes. It concludes that further research would be worthwhile particularly directed at the application of expert system concepts to the identification of potentially hazardous sites and the selection of appropriate treatments (a). For the covering record of the forum, see IRRD no 822808.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Western Australia Department of Transport

  136 Stirling Highway
  Nedlands, Western Australia,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • OGDEN, K
  • HOWIE, D
• Publication Date: 1989-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 869-81
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Western Australia Department of Transport
  • Volume: 2
  • Publisher: Western Australia Department of Transport

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Crashes; Expert systems; Hazards; High risk locations; Location; Prevention; Safety; Traffic engineering; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Characteristics
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497853
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-7309-2663-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM