Using endemic road features to create self-explaining roads and reduce vehicle speeds

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1989-1998

  Charlton, Samuel G ^a   Mackie, Hamish W ^b   Baas, Peter H ^b   Hay, Karen ^c   Menezes, Miguel ^c   Dixon, Claire ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b Transport Engineering Research NZ Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND COUNCIL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Road design; Road hierarchy; Self explaining roads; Speed management; Sustainable safety

Indexed keywords

ROAD AND STREET MARKINGS; ROADS AND STREETS; SPEED; TRANSPORTATION;

MATCHED CONTROLS; ROAD DESIGN; ROAD ENVIRONMENT; ROAD HIERARCHY; SELF-EXPLAINING ROADS; SPEED MANAGEMENT; VEHICLE SPEED; VISUAL DIFFERENCES;

HIGHWAY PLANNING;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; CITY PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY;

EID: 78049380732     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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