THE ROAD IN RELATION TO TRAFFIC REQUIREMENTS AND EXAMINATION OF THE REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND SAFETY

CONCLUSIONS DERIVED FROM REPORTS FROM 16 COUNTRIES WERE PRESENTED TO THE SESSION BY THE GENERAL REPORTER, DR. IBUKIYAMA OF JAPAN. THE QUESTION OF THE ROAD IN RELATION TO TRAFFIC REQUIREMENTS WAS DIVIDED INTO 5 SECTIONS: (1) INTERACTION OF VEHICLES AND PAVEMENTS, (2) GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ROADS, (3) ROAD SAFETY EQUIPMENT, (4) ANCILLARY SERVICES, AND (5) ENVIRONMENT. CONCLUSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ASPECT WERE PRESENTED IN DETAIL. THE DISCUSSION PERIOD INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING SPEAKERS: M. BOCREBOOM OF BELGIUM, WHO DISCUSSED LIGHTING OF ROADS AND MOTORWAYS; MR. BABOU OF USSR WHO STRESSED THAT SAFETY FACTORS ARE PART OF GOOD ROAD DESIGN; MR. DUFF OF GREAT BRITAIN WHO COMMENTED ON LIGHTING ON SIZE, SHAPE, AND COLOR OF SIGNS, AND ON TRAFFIC SIGNALS; MR. BRUNI OF ITALY WHO DISCUSSED SAFETY FENCES, BARRIERS AND WIDE MEDIAN STRIPS; M. FRYBAURG OF FRANCE WHO EMPHASIZED CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR FAST-MOVING TRAFFIC, I. E., DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS OF DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE; MR. HAYAKAWA OF JAPAN WHO COMMENTED ON HOW THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE GENERAL REPORT APPLIED TO HIS COUNTRY'S PROBLEMS; DR. WEBSTER OF GREAT BRITAIN, WHO DISCUSSED WAYS OF INCREASING CAPACITIES OF URBAN INTERSECTIONS; AND MR. LYONS OF GREAT BRITAIN, WHO DESCRIBED RESULTS OF USING WIRE BARRIERS, TENSION BEAM BARRIERS, ANTI-DAZZLE BARRIERS AND BREAK-AWAY LAMP STANDARDS. THE REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON TRAFFIC AND SAFETY WAS GIVEN BY M. SACCASYN OF BELGIUM, WHO REPORTED RESULTS OF STUDIES OF SPEED VARIATIONS WITH TRAFFIC VOLUME AND COMPOSITION, AND EFFORTS TO ASCERTAIN THE INFLUENCE OF THE GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ROAD. MR. KIKUCHI OF JAPAN DESCRIBED HIS COUNTRY'S RESEARCH PROBLEMS CONCERNING TRAFFIC CAPACITY, CONSTRUCTION OF EXPRESSWAYS OVER VARYING LANDSCAPES, AND SAFETY MEASURES TO COUNTERACT THE RAPID ACCIDENT INCREASE.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 13th CongreSS, PP 260-282
• Publication Date: 1967

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Perm Intl Assoc Road Congresses Proc
  • Publisher: Xiiith Congress, Tokyo

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Breakaway supports; Geometric design; Highway capacity; Highway safety; Median barriers; Pavement design; Safety; Street lighting; Traffic signs; Traffic speed; Vehicle characteristics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Relationships
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223080
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 2 1970 12:00AM