Investigation on Road Traffic Safety of the Mountain Areas in Southwest China Based on Wulong County, Chongqing Municipality

The study conducted field investigations on the present traffic conditions of Wulong County, including characteristics and main problems, in order to seek countermeasures for an improvement in traffic safety in the mountainous areas of Southwest China, specifically in Wulong County. The results clearly indicate that the crashes closely relate to imperfect road design, defective execution of traffic laws, imperfect management along with environmental factors.

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• Authors:
  • Zhou, Ji-Hong
  • Zhao, Xin-Cai
  • Jiang, Zhi-Quan
  • Zhu, Shun-Ying
  • Zhou, Jing-Cuan
• Publication Date: 2005-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 193-196
• Serial:
  • Traffic Injury Prevention
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1538-9588
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/15389588.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Crash causes; Epidemiology; Field studies; Highway design; Mountain roads; Prevention; Safety; Traffic; Traffic crashes; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic safety
• Geographic Terms: Southwest China; Wulong County (China)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01002238
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 20 2005 2:42PM