EVALUATION OF THE DUTCH MULTI YEAR PROGRAMME ON ROAD SAFETY 1987-1991. INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS

EVALUATIE VAN HET MEERJARENPLAN VOOR DE VERKEERSVEILIGHEID 1987-1991. INTEGRATIE VAN ONDERZOEKRESULTATEN

This paper presents data for the benefit of the Policy Information System for Road Safety (BIS-V) for the short term. BIS-V is being developed at this moment: (i) as a tool for recognizing trends in traffic safety; and (ii) for the benefit of evaluating traffic safety policy carried out. The paper uses accident data, behavioural observations and questionnaire data. The trends in the Dutch traffic safety development in the years 1989 and 1990 are presented under the following topic headings: (1) the involvement of people in traffic safety; (2) traffic accidents; (3) fines and chances of being caught; (4) driving speeds; (5) driving while under the influence of alcohol; (6) the use of seat belts and of child seats; (7) moped riders; (8) cyclists; (9) heavy traffic; and (10) young and elderly people. The paper also presents one or more policy recommendations per topic. It can be concluded that a further road hazard decrease has taken place after a standstill in 1989. This decrease can partly be attributed to a decreasing car traffic growth.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Authors:
  • MULDER, JAG
  • VELING, I H
  • Wittink, R D
• Publication Date: 1991

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 37 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: R-91-93

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Evaluation and assessment; Policy; Safety; Traffic; Trend (Statistics)
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 8078: Netherlands; 173: Policy; 1665: Safety; 755: Traffic; 6515: Trend (stat)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00668548
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 16 1994 12:00AM