Traffic safety on wind-exposed roads in Iceland

A study funded by the ICERA Research Department and conducted by ORION Consulting Engineers and the Engineering Research Institute, University of Iceland examined the effects of wind on road safety on two exposed road sections in Iceland. The sites were on either side of the Hvalfjordur submarine road tunnel near Reykjavik. The distribution of strong winds in the exposed areas was mapped. Computerised wind simulations were conducted and wind measurements were made with a vehicle-mounted device. Correlations were made between historical wind records and accident statistics. The relationships between wind speeds and accident category, road surface conditions, vehicle category, wind directions and driving speed were examined. (A)

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• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 14-15
• Serial:
  • Nordic Road and Transport Research
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 1101-5179
  • Serial URL: http://www.vti.se/nordic

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; High risk drivers; Highways; Research projects; Safety; Speed; Surfaces; Vehicles; Wind
• Geographic Terms: Iceland
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 2279: Accident proneness; 2755: Highway; 8044: Iceland; 8557: Research project; 1665: Safety; 5408: Speed; 6438: Surface; 1255: Vehicle; 2554: Wind
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01043729
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 9 2007 8:13AM