TELEMATICS FOR SLOW TRAVELLERS' SAFETY

This paper discusses the use of a telematics application, remote speed control, in mixed traffic to ensure the safety of all travelers. It divides the traffic into fast moving vehicles (motorized transportation) and slow moving vehicles (non-motorized, including pedestrians, cyclists, wheel-chair users, and horsemen). It notes that separation of facilities is frequently used in The Netherlands to solve this dilemma, but in rural areas, with one-lane roads, separation is not feasible. If the slow moving traffic and fast moving traffic can be aware of each other at the exact time necessary to make speed or passing adjustments, traveler safety would be more likely. A Road Traffic Information system, utilized by both types of traffic on rural roads, is presented as a solution to this traffic and safety dilemma.

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  Delft University Press

  11 Mijnbouwplein
  Delft,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Bovy, P H L
  • Botma, H
• Conference:
  • Second World Congress on Safety of Transportation: Imbalance between Growth and Safety?
  • Location: Delft, the Netherlands
  • Date: 1998-2-18 to 1998-2-20
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 380-388

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cyclists; Horses; Intelligent transportation systems; Motor vehicles; Nonmotorized transportation; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrians; Remote control; Rural areas; Single lane traffic; Speed; Telematics; Traffic safety; Traveler information and communication systems; Wheelchairs
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00793836
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9040718520
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 6 2000 12:00AM