ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION EXPERIENCE IN BLENHEIM

In 1986, the blenheim borough council volunteered to undertake a pilot urban accident investigation study in conjunction with the Ministry of Transport and the ministry of works and development. The objective of the study was to reduce the number of injury motor accidents in the borough by the implementation of appropriate low-cost remedial measures. Using five years of injury accident data, traffic volume counts and road hierarchy information, the accident investigation team was able to identify a number of sites, routes and areas as appropriate targets for remedial treatment. This paper outlines the techniques by which these sites were identified and analysed, and how appropriate remedial measures were determined. Particular emphasis is placed on describing the technique of area analysis.(a)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand

  158 The Terrace
  Wellington,   New Zealand 
• Authors:
  • SERGEJEW, A M
• Publication Date: 1988-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 57-62
• Serial:
  • TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, NEW ZEALAND, CIVIL ENGINEERING SECTION
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 3/CE
  • Publisher: Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand
  • ISSN: 0111-9508

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification; Costs; Crash rates; Crashes; High risk locations; Highways; Injuries; Itinerary; Mathematical analysis; Prevention; Safety; Traffic counts; Traffic flow
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00487849
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM