Road Safety: Discussion of State of Practice

This paper presents an overview of current issues in road safety, describes some promising areas of research and provides an introduction for the papers contained in this special issue of the Journal of Transportation Engineering. The importance of new analytical tools, applications of advanced technologies and the use of human expertise for better decisions, and proactive approaches to road safety are emphasized.

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• Authors:
  • Spring, Gary S
• Publication Date: 2005-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 329-332
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway safety; Research management; State of the practice; Technological innovations; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Analytical tools
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01000099
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 7 2005 9:01PM