EFFECTS OF TRAFFIC CALMING SCHEMES IN DENMARK

The traffic problems on main roads passing through town and village centers are mainly caused by traffic passing without consideration to inhabitants and local traffic, with speed considerably higher than the limit. This has led to many accidents, large problems with risk perception, environmental problems and a great local interest for improvements. The Danish Road Directorate decided to implement traffic calming schemes in several Danish towns which were appropriate to the towns and the defined problems, also including economy. This paper presents the results of a before-and-after study of the traffic calming schemes used, and concludes that positive effects can be obtained on traffic safety, risk perception, and the environmental quality of the area.

• Corporate Authors:

  WIT Press

  Ashurst Lodge
  Ashurst, Southampton  United Kingdom  SO40 7AA
• Authors:
  • Mertner, J
  • Jorgense, L
• Conference:
  • Fourth International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment for the 21st Century (Edited by C Borrego and L Sucharov)
  • Location: Lisbon, Portugal
  • Date: 1998-9-0 to 1998-9-0
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 213-223

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Environmental quality; Safety; Speed control; Traffic calming; Traffic control; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Denmark
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00762110
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 21 1999 12:00AM