ROAD SAFETY ENGINEERING AND COLLISION INVESTIGATION

This paper provides a brief overview of the fundamentals of what constitutes a safe road and how safe roads take into account the needs, expectations and capabilities of human road users. Human factors in road and traffic engineering is briefly outlined. The possible value of road safety engineering to collision investigation in terms of assisting courts to achieve fair and equitable decisions in motor vehicle cases is briefly outlined and discussed. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E210214.

• Corporate Authors:

  AUSTRALASIAN AND SOUTH PACIFIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLISION INVESTIGATORS (ASPACI) CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

  PO BOX 826
  ULLADULLA, NEW SOUTH WALES  Australia  2539
• Authors:
  • SCHNERRING, F
• Conference:
  • ASPACI CONFERENCE, 2000, PENRITH, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Crashes; Driver performance; Human factors; Performance; Roads; Safety; Travelers; Vision
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 8525: Conference; 2755: Highway; 2257: Human factor; 1665: Safety; 2205: Skill (road user); 2066: Vision
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00971933
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 22 2004 12:00AM