THE ROLE OF BEHAVIOUR IN THE ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL STREET SAFETY MEASURES IN LOW TRAFFIC AREAS

In the context of discussions on the evaluation of safety measures, this paper discusses indicators other than the obvious changes in accidents, speeds and so on. Some thoughts on the nature of safety evaluation are discussed, followed by illustrative data on road user behaviour and community attitudes, including reference to a current programme aimed at raising community awareness of neighbourhood safety. A proposed procedure for a wide-ranging assessment of local street treatments is briefly described. Finally, conclusions are drawn on two significant points: that road user behaviour is more than a surrogate for safety in the evaluation, and that the link between road user behaviour (particularly vehicle speed) and accidents needs to be more firmly quantified. (a) For the covering entry of this report see IRRD 868548.

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• Authors:
  • BRINDLE, R E
• Publication Date: 1996-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 205-15
• Serial:
  • SPECIAL REPORT
  • Issue Number: 53
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 0572-144X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Behavior; Drivers; Economic efficiency; Low volume roads; Management; Residential areas; Safety; Speed; Traffic; Traffic engineering; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 2267: Attitude (psychol); 9001: Behaviour; 1772: Driver; 5911: Efficiency; 2774: Low traffic road; 307: Residential area; 1665: Safety; 5408: Speed; 755: Traffic; 655: Traffic engineering; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00731214
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-86910-697-X
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Feb 27 1997 12:00AM