ROADSIDE SAFETY - A FUNCTION OF AGENCY PERSPECTIVE

The purpose of this paper is to present a case for the greater utilization of existing resources toward a better understanding of the causes of roadside accidents and the potential for improved remedial measures. The following topics are dealt with: Identification of locations meriting remedial action; The roadway as an element in roadside accident causation; Need for attention to roadside accidents; Urban roadside safety; Tort liability claims against the government agency; and Engineering competence/performance in roadside safety.

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• Authors:
  • Wallen, M
• Publication Date: 1993-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 17-20
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 416
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Civil engineers; Conferences; Crash causes; Design; Highway departments; Identification systems; Litigation; Obstructions (Navigation); Performance; Roadside; Safety management; Single vehicle crashes; Tort liability
• Uncontrolled Terms: Competence; Design features; Fixed objects; Identification
• Old TRIS Terms: Sight obstructions; Unsafe highway sections
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00638757
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 5 1993 12:00AM