TRAFFIC CONFLICTS IN BRITAIN: THE PAST AND THE FUTURE .INTERNATIONAL CALIBRATION STUDY OF TRAFFIC CONFLICTS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATO ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP

This paper reviews the history of traffic conflict research in Britain, and considers its possible development in the future. The results are discussed of work on the issues of reliability, repeatability, alternatives to conflict measures, and in particular the validity of conflict techniques. It is argued that the evidence is now such that the validity of conflicts can be regarded as established, in that conflicts can be shown to be related to accidents in an orderly and meaningful way. The implications for future work are twofold. First there is the need for wider implementation at a local level. Second there is the prospect of using conflict studies as a research tool in the study of road user behaviour. In conclusion a plea is made for the better dissemination of the results of conflict studies in order to counter the criticisms that have been made of the technique.(a) for the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 279243.

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• Authors:
  • GRAYSON, G B
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 25-33
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  • Publication of: Springer Verlag
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Conferences; Data collection; Development; Forecasting; Methodology; Near midair crashes; Significance (Statistics); Travelers
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00499421
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• ISBN: 3-540-12716-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM