Beyond the immediate apparent cause: the role of roadside furniture in collisions

The purpose of this paper is to look at the passive role of roadside objects in motor vehicle collisions. Past studies into the role of roadside furniture will be reviewed with respect to their relevance to the contribution of the object to the cause of the collision. Standards and practice for road signs are well established but not always followed. Sometimes even when they are circumstances overtake the original installation to lead to hazardous situations and, in some cases, are directly involved in the cause of a particular collision. Examples and case studies will be presented to illustrate the involvement of the roadside furniture in incidents which were allotted other causes and disregarded the involvement of the roadside furniture. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E215061.

• Authors:
  • AXUP, D R
• Publication Date: 2006-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 109-18
• Serial:
  • ASPACI BI-ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 2006, BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
  • Publisher: AUSTRALASIAN AND SOUTH PACIFIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLISION INVESTIGATORS (ASPACI)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Crashes; Hazards; High risk locations; Location; Mileposts; Ran off road crashes; Roads; Traffic signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes; Side
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1663: Accident black spot; 9003: Cause; 8525: Conference; 2755: Highway; 9061: Location; 594: Marker post; 9150: Risk; 1653: Run off the road (accid); 9074: Side; 553: Traffic sign
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01054934
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 6 2007 2:04PM