Not all roads are created equal: a framework to align travel speeds with road function, design, safety and use
The newly developed Speed Management Framework, introduced as part of New Zealand Transport Agency’s Speed Management Guide, provides a single assessment method for determining safe and appropriate speeds at a network level. The framework aims to better align travelling speeds with road function, design, safety and use, while linking into wider planning and investment programmes. This paper presents the findings of applying the framework to the Waikato region, including analysis of the assignment and prioritisation of intervention strategies to road sections where speed management interventions have high benefit safety and efficiency opportunities. This paper will be of interest to all those involved in network management and those interested in understanding the potential safety benefits of speed management interventions.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Peer reviewed full paper
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Authors:
- Durdin, P
- Zia, H
- Harris, D
- Bunting, G
- McAuley, I
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- Publication Date: 2016-9
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 11p
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 6-8 September, Canberra, Australia
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Administration; Highway design; Highway operations; Operating speed; Speed control; Speed limits; Types of roads by network
- Uncontrolled Terms: Road design and asset management; Road networks; Safe systems (roads)
- Geographic Terms: New Zealand; Waikato, New Zealand
- ATRI Terms: Operating speed; Road design; Road management; Road network; Speed control; Speed limit
- ITRD Terms: 9011: Design (overall design); 2833: Speed control (struct elem)
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01617887
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: ITRD, ATRI
- Created Date: Nov 28 2016 2:28PM