A TRAIL TO A SAFER COUNTRY: CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO ROAD SAFETY POLICY

The central question in this report is whether and how countries can learn from each other how to improve road safety. This question relates to road safety policy in general, as well as the choice of (counter)measures to be taken. The paper describes one way of arriving at a road safety policy, including the strategies derived to improve road safety and subsequent the safety measures recommended.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appears on the CD-ROM, Smart Innovations in Traffic Engineering: Regional Conference.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Mulder, J
  • Wegman, F
• Conference:
  • Smart Innovations in Traffic Engineering: Regional Conference
  • Location: Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands
  • Date: 2000-4-10 to 2000-4-11
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 24p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cooperation; Countermeasures; Highway safety; Policy; Roads; Strategic planning
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00792190
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 17 2000 12:00AM