SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON TWO-LANE RURAL ROADS

A Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt)(Germany) task force has developed a research program which examines the effect of measures directed at improving road layout, traffic engineering and traffic control on the safety and traffic flow of two-lane rural roads. Particular attention was given to road sections with high accident densities where an adequate standard layout, for example with a 2+1 cross section, could not yet be financed and where individual local measures seemed inappropriate. It is intended that the measures should offset shortcomings in road design and characteristics and allow drivers to travel at a suitable speed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • The publisher's German name is Forschungsgesellschaft fur Strassen- und Verkehrswesen (FGSV).
• Corporate Authors:

  Road and Transportation Research Association

  Postbox 50 13 62
  D-50973 Cologne,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • BRUEHNING, E
• Conference:
  • 2nd International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design
  • Location: Mainz, Germany
  • Date: 2000-6-14 to 2000-6-17
• Publication Date: 2000-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 577-585

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High risk locations; Highway safety; Highway traffic control; Improvements; Layout; Rural highways; Traffic engineering; Traffic flow; Two lane highways
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00794815
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FGSV 002/67
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 2000 12:00AM