Highway Safety Enhancement Project in China

Projet de Renforcement de la Securite Routiere en Chine

At the turn of the century, the road traffic status in China became severe. From 2001 to 2004, annual road accident fatalities exceeded 100,000 for four consecutive years. The number of road fatalities peaked in 2002 when on average 300 people were killed on China's roadways each day. Included here is a table which provides a breakdown of deaths and injuries by road users in 2002, China was facing unprecedented road safety problems. In China, road-related factors, such as dangerous road sections, insufficient safety guarantee, and unstable maneuverability for vehicles played a particular role in the high frequency of crashes. In response, the Chinese government adopted a series of countermeasures to comprehensively improve highway safety. In 2004, the Chinese Ministry of Transport launched the Highway Safety Enhancement Project (HSEP) with an initial project duration of three years. The initial mission was to handle dangerous sections on national and provincial highways via comprehensive measures with traffic casualties and reduce the fatality rate. In 2007, rural highways were incorporated into the HSEP.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of the World Road Association – PIARC.
• Authors:
  • Chengcheng, Tang
  • Jianjun, Zhang
  • Han, Hu
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English
• French

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 44-53
• Serial:
  • Routes/Roads
  • Issue Number: 360
  • Publisher: World Road Association (PIARC)
  • ISSN: 0004-556X
  • Serial URL: http://www.piarc.org/en/publications/Routes-Roads-Magazine/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Fatalities; Highway factors in crashes; Highway safety; Rural highways; Safety programs; Traffic crashes
• Geographic Terms: China
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01506199
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2014 1:16PM