A COMPARISON OF ROAD SAFETY IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

This paper will concentrate on the road safety patterns and comparisons between countries in Northern and Southern Europe. Most countries in Northern and Southern Europe now belong to the European Union, excepting Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. Despite the fact that these countries belong to a common administrative framework, big differences still exist in the levels and patterns of safety. It is of interest to determine areas of difference; analyse possible reasons, and point out the interrelationships. One of the main points that will be emphasised in this study is that the nation-wide comparisons are seriously limited for a variety of reasons. Ways of overcoming these difficulties will be discussed. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD E201756.

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • HAKKERT, A
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE ROAD SAFETY IN EUROPE HELD IN BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM, SEPTEMBER 9-11, 1996. (VTI KONFERENS)
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1-26
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 7A:1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Crash rates; Crashes; Economics; Evaluation and assessment; Freeways; Layout; Mathematical analysis; Safety; Standards
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1612: Accident rate; 6471: Analysis (math); 8525: Conference; 255: Economics; 8034: Europe; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 2885: Layout; 2752: Motorway; 1665: Safety; 187: Specification (standard)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00764129
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: May 28 1999 12:00AM