ROADS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY

This brochure looks at some aspects of the relation between roads and traffic accidents in Australia. Some road accident statistics for 1973 are considered and road features such as curves and grades, road widths and surface and roadside objects are discussed. A brief mention of traffic control and guidance is made. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Association of Australian State Road Auth

  P.O. Box J141
  Brickfield Hill, New South Wales 2000,   Australia 
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Crashes; Highway curves; Highway grades; Highway safety; Pavement surface course; Roadside; Safety; Statistics; Traffic; Traffic control; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Width
• Uncontrolled Terms: Guidance
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Old TRIS Terms: Road grades
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1612: Accident rate; 8006: Australia; 2872: Bend (road); 1665: Safety; 755: Traffic; 654: Traffic control; 6479: Width
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00134415
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1976 12:00AM