ROAD ACCIDENT REDUCTION TECHNIQUES
This article describes products used in the UK to help reduce road accidents: high-friction surfacings and road marking materials. It was realised that most accidents occurred near road junctions or pedestrian crossings and that skidding played a large part. High-friction surfacings using bitumen-extended epoxy resins and calcined bauxite aggregate have been laid on various roads with considerable reduction in accidents and associated cost savings. Road marking improvements include thermoplastic spray and extrusion applied road markings which are more durable than painted markings and show improved luminance and retro-reflectivity. For the covering abstract see ITRD E120872.
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Corporate Authors:
REVUE GENERALE DES ROUTES ET DES AERODROMES SA
9 RUE MAGELLAN
PARIS, France 75008 -
Authors:
- DAWSON, K
- WARDROP, S
- ST JOHN, S
- Publication Date: 2002-12
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 60-3
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Serial:
- EUROPEAN ROADS REVIEW. SPECIAL ISSUE, RGRA2 - 2002
- Publisher: REVUE GENERALE DES ROUTES ET DES AERODROMES SA
- ISSN: 1253-8914
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bauxite; Epoxy resins; Pavement grooving; Prevention; Reflectivity; Road markings; Safety; Skid resistance; Surfacing; Thermoplastic materials
- ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 4180: Bauxite; 562: Carriageway marking; 7468: Epoxy resin; 3040: Non skid treatment; 5926: Reflectivity; 2972: Surfacing; 7434: Thermoplastic
- Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00975791
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Jul 7 2004 12:00AM