SPEED REDUCTION ON THROUGH ROADS IN NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN

The paper describes a program of experiments for speed reduction on 28 through roads in Nordrhein-Westfalen. In the process, different measures of construction, design, and traffic control were examined to determine their usefulness to reduce speed and to improve road safety. The need for systematic evaluation of a catalogue measures partly resulted in unsatisfactory design conceptions for the through roads. The evaluation of the effects of the program has been carried out by use of before-and-after-studies of large extent. The speed measurements show that a distinct speed reduction can be obtained only from selected physical improvements. Measures based on optical effects and traffic signs were found to have very little effect on vehicle speeds. Furthermore, in light of the relatively small number of accidents that occur on the selected facilities, it was not possible to establish the beneficial impact of each specific control measure with statistical certainty. However, the results of the experiment have had an influence on the current definition of new design standards for main urban streets in Germany.

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• Authors:
  • Schnuell, R
  • Lange, J
• Publication Date: 1992-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 67-74
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design standards; Highway design; Safety factors; Safety programs; Speed limits; Speed zones; Streets
• Uncontrolled Terms: Street design
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00622140
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 31 1992 12:00AM