Highway Safety And Traffic Control
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| Author | : Amit Agrawal |
| Publisher | : Nova Science Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Crash injuries |
| ISBN | : 9781536124897 |
Road space is shared by multiple vehicles (i.e. cars, taxis, buses, trucks, motorcycles, and mopeds), pedestrians, animals and many other categories of travellers. Easy availability of motor vehicles and advancements in their technology has made road travel easy; on the other hand, this has also resulted in a significant increase in the number of motor vehicle related injuries. Road traffic related injuries remain an important public health problem globally. It has been estimated that approximately 1.25 million people succumb to road traffic injuries annually worldwide, and between 20 and 50 million people sustain non-fatal injuries. It is a cause of great concern that 59% of the severely injured population is young adults aged between the age of 15 and 44 years. At present, globally road traffic injuries are ranked as the eighth leading cause of mortality, and if the current trends continues, it is expected to be the seventh leading cause of mortality at the global level by 2030. Road traffic safety is one of the most significant concerns of the United Nations and a 5-tiered approach has been proposed to combat traffic accidents and fatalities. This includes improvements in health care services focusing on injury care, road safety management, road network safety, vehicular safety, and implementation of road safety legislation. Changes in practices like speed control, use of seatbelts and helmets, respecting traffic signals and signs, avoiding drunken driving (or use of drugs), following traffic rules (lane driving) and avoiding mobile phones while driving are some of the behavioural changes that can bring about a significant reduction in the number of road traffic related injuries. The present book consists of fifteen chapters related to various aspects concerning road traffic and safety, including epidemiology of road traffic injuries, occupant protection and safety devices, risk factors, a manual of safety measures, road safety in hilly terrain and conflict zones, prevention of head injuries, the role of alcohol and bicycle related injuries. The authors hope that the book shall help the readers to get an overview of various aspects related to global road traffic and safety.
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| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Emergency management |
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Intended to assist agencies responsible for incident management activities on public roadways to improve their programs and operations.Organized into three major sections: Introduction to incident management; organizing, planning, designing and implementing an incident management program; operational and technical approaches to improving the incident management process.
| Author | : United States. Federal Highway Administration |
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| Total Pages | : 28 |
| Release | : 1980 |
| Genre | : Roads |
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| Author | : Robin T. Underwood |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 222 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| Genre | : Traffic engineering |
| ISBN | : 9780949905451 |
| Author | : Rune Elvik |
| Publisher | : Emerald Group Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 1137 |
| Release | : 2009-10-14 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1848552505 |
Contains summaries of the knowledge regarding the effects of 128 road safety measures. This title covers various areas of road safety including: traffic control; vehicle inspection; driver training; publicity campaigns; police enforcement; and, general policy instruments. It also covers topics such as post-accident care, and speed cameras.
| Author | : Geetam Tiwari |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 2018-09-03 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1498751474 |
In recognition of the importance of road safety as a major health issue, the World Health Organization has declared 2011-2021 the Decade of Safety Action. Several countries in Europe, North America, and Asia have been successful in reducing fatalities and injuries due to road traffic crashes. However, many low-income countries continue to experience high rates of traffic fatalities and injuries. Transport Planning and Traffic Safety: Making Cities, Roads, and Vehicles Safer offers a source book for road safety training courses as well as an introductory textbook for graduate-level courses on road safety taught in engineering institutes. It brings together the international experiences and lessons learned from countries which have been successful in reducing traffic crashes and their applicability in low-income countries. The content is based on lectures delivered during an international course on transportation planning and traffic safety, sponsored annually by the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. The book is interdisciplinary and aimed at professionals—traffic and road engineers, vehicle designers, law enforcers, and transport planners. The authors examine trends in performance of OECD countries and highlight the public health and systems approach of traffic safety with the vulnerable road user in focus. Topics include land use (transportation planning, mobility, and safety), safety education and legislation, accident analysis, road safety research, human tolerance to injury, vehicle design, safety in construction zones, safety in urban areas, traffic calming, public transportation, safety laws and policies, and pre-hospital care of the injured.
| Author | : Robert E. Dewar |
| Publisher | : Lawyers & Judges Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Automobile driving |
| ISBN | : 9781933264240 |
Introducing readers to the behavior of drivers, this title covers a wide variety of perspectives on human factors, ranging from the design of roads, vehicles, and traffic control devices to emotional and motivational determinants of driver behavior. This new edition has been extensively revised and contains new chapters on driver education and driver distraction.
| Author | : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for the Study of a Motor Vehicle Rollover Rating System |
| Publisher | : Transportation Research Board |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Motor vehicles |
| ISBN | : 0309072492 |
Explains that the static stability factor is an indicator of a vehicle's propensity to roll over, and that US government ratings for vehicles do not reflect differences in rollover resistance. This report states that the 5-star system should allow discrimination among vehicles and incorporate results from road tests that measure vehicle control.
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| Total Pages | : 60 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Traffic signs and signals |
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| Publisher | : Amer Assn of State Hwy |
| Total Pages | : 352 |
| Release | : 1996-01-01 |
| Genre | : Bridge railings |
| ISBN | : 9781560510314 |
This document presents a synthesis of current information and operating practices related to roadside safety and is developed in metric units. The roadside is defined as that area beyond the traveled way (driving lanes) and the shoulder (if any) of the roadway itself. The focus of this guide is on safety treatments that minimize the likelihood of serious injuries when a driver runs off the road. This guide replaces the 1989 AASHTO "Roadside Design Guide."
