The influence of weather conditions on road safety: an assessment of precipitation and temperature

The influence of changes in extreme weather conditions is often identified as a cause of fluctuations in road safety and the resulting numbers of crashes and casualties. This report focuses on an analysis of the aggregate, accumulated effect of weather conditions (precipitation and temperature) on the number of road crashes and injuries in the Netherlands.

• Record URL:
  http://www.swov.nl/rapport/R-2009-09.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Authors:
  • Bijleveld, F
  • Churchill, T
• Publication Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 51p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Highway safety; Icy roads; Injury causes; Rain; Temperature; Weather
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road safety (engineering and vehicles)
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ATRI Terms: Crash cause; Icy road; Injury cause; Rain; Road safety; Temperature; Weather
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01384252
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Report/Paper Numbers: R-2009-9
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 4:22PM