Download or read book Pedestrian safety in Sweden written by Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 67 Aides en Francais written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pedestrian Safety in Sweden written by U S Department of Transportation- Feder and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report was one in a series of pedestrian safety synthesis reports prepared for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to document pedestrian safety in other countries. This report is a review of recent pedestrian safety research in Sweden (in particular) with some attention to similar research in other Scandinavian countries. The report states that even in Sweden, where attention has long been paid to pedestrian and bicyclists concerns, even so, still too much traffic planning is addressed as if it were a vehicular issue only.
Download or read book A Review of the Traffic Safety Culture in Europe to Improve Pedestrian Safety In the U S written by Jean Kim and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the U.S., current pedestrian-vehicle crash prevention strategies are mostly focused on engineering interventions rather than measures for preventing unsafe road behavior (i.e. speeding and drunk-driving). This thesis aims to identify factors that affect pedestrian safety and explore how France and Sweden, as examples, have substantially reduced the number of pedestrian fatalities by implementing road safety programs. Based on the review of thirty-five existing studies that examined the factors associated with pedestrian-vehicle crashes, seven critical factors are classified as follows: driver factors, pedestrian factors, vehicle factors, neighborhood level environment factors, street level environment factors, other environment factors, and law/regulation/educational factors. However, the existing literature did not fully address the issues of measures for altering driver behaviors, allocating level of responsibility on road safety, improving built environmental factors, and safety campaigns and educational programs. In order to fill the research gaps, case studies of road safety programs in France and Sweden were conducted. Based on the case reviews, the main lesson for the U.S. is to alter the traffic safety culture of the society.
Download or read book ITF Research Reports Pedestrian Safety Urban Space and Health written by International Transport Forum and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-13 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents decision-makers with hard evidence on the important place of walking in transport policies and provide guidelines for developing a safe environment conducive to walking.
Download or read book Emerging Risks in the 21st Century An Agenda for Action written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2003-04-24 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the implications of newly developing risks such as hugely damaging hurricanes, new diseases, terrorist attacks, and disruptions to critical infrastructures.
Download or read book Behavioural Adaptation and Road Safety written by Christina Rudin-Brown and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-05-24 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite being an accepted construct in traffic and transport psychology, the precise nature of behavioural adaptation, including its causes and consequences, has not yet been established within the road safety community. A comprehensive collection of recent literature, Behavioural Adaptation and Road Safety: Theory, Evidence, and Action explores behavioural adaptation in road users. It examines behavioural adaptation within the context of historical and theoretical perspectives, and puts forth tangible—and practical—solutions that can effectively address adverse behavioural adaptation to road safety interventions before it occurs. Edited by Christina Rudin-Brown and Samantha Jamson, with chapters authored by leading road safety experts in driver psychology and behaviour, the book introduces the concept of behavioural adaptation and details its more relevant issues. It reviews the definition of behavioural adaptation that was put forward by the OECD in 1990 and then puts this definition through its paces, identifying where it may be lacking and how it might be improved. This sets the context for the remaining chapters which take the OECD definition as their starting points. The book discusses the various theories and models of behavioural adaptation and more general theories of driver behaviour developed during the last half century. It provides examples of the "evidence" for behavioural adaptation—instances in which behavioural adaptation arose as a consequence of the introduction of safety countermeasures. The book then focuses on the internal, "human" element and considers countermeasures that might be used to limit the development of behavioural adaptation in various road user groups. The book concludes with practical tools and methodologies to address behavioural adaptation in research and design, and to limit the potential negative effects before they happen. Supplying easy-to-understand, accessible solutions that can be implemented early on in a road safety intervention’s design or conception phase, the chapters represent the most extensive compilation of literature relating to behavioural adaptation and its consequences since the 1990 OECD report. The book brings together earlier theories of behavioural adaptation with more recent theories in the area and combines them with practical advice, methods, and tangible solutions that can minimise the potential negative impact of behavioural adaptation on road user safety and address it before it occurs. It is an essential component of any road safety library, and should be of particular relevance to researchers, practitioners, designers, and policymakers who are interested in maximizing safety while at the same time encouraging innovation and excellence in road transport-related design.
Download or read book Vision Zero for Sustainable Road Safety in Baltic Sea Region written by Andras Varhelyi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-17 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers papers presented at the International Conference “Vision Zero for Sustainable Road Safety in Baltic Sea Region”, held on December 2018 at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, in Vilnius, Lithuania. Taking as a starting point the multi-national road traffic safety program Vision Zero, originated in Sweden in 1995, the book aims at showing the current situation in different countries, in terms of achieved results and new challenges in both policy implementation and available technologies. A special emphasis is given to themes such as safety of smart vehicles, human factors, public education, and urban planning. The book offers an extensive source of information and ideas concerning innovative transportation technologies and infrastructure. It addresses both researchers and decision-makers in this field.
Download or read book A Guide to Road Safety and Accident Prevention written by C. P. Kumar and published by C. P. Kumar. This book was released on with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Guide to Road Safety and Accident Prevention" is a comprehensive handbook that delves into the multifaceted realm of road safety, offering invaluable insights and practical guidance to reduce the devastating toll of road accidents. With a meticulously structured approach, this book explores various facets of road safety, from understanding the significance of road accidents and dissecting traffic rules and regulations to examining vehicle-related causes, roadway conditions, and the critical human factors contributing to accidents. It also sheds light on the importance of speed limits, the dangers of impaired driving and substance abuse, and the pervasive issue of distraction and inattention. In addition, the book addresses the safety concerns of pedestrians, cyclists, children, and teenagers, while emphasizing the role of road safety education and administrative measures. Furthermore, it discusses emergency response and medical care, rehabilitation, and the need to transform societal apathy into a proactive attitude towards road safety. With case studies and success stories from around the world, this book serves as an indispensable resource for anyone committed to making our roads safer.
Download or read book Towards a Method to Improve Road Safety for Pedestrians and Cyclists Especially in Child Pedestrian Environments written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving Road Safety for Pedestrians and Cyclists in Great Britain written by Great Britain. National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2009 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A report that highlights the fall in the number of deaths among both pedestrians and cyclists since the mid-1990s.
Download or read book Towards Zero Ambitious Road Safety Targets and the Safe System Approach written by International Transport Forum and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2008-09-23 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report takes stock of recent developments and initiatives to meet increasingly ambitious road safety targets, and constitutes a major international review of progress in developing Safe System approaches, now adopted in a small number of countries.
Download or read book Road Safety in the Context of Urban Development in Sweden and California written by Carolyn Ann McAndrews and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Road safety is a serious public health issue throughout the world, with more than one million people killed in traffic accidents each year. Despite the severity of its health impacts, the World Health Organization says that traffic safety is a "neglected" topic. Perhaps this is the case in the US, where traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for people up to age 34, and where the traffic safety record is one of the worst among high-income countries. Other high-income countries such as Sweden have much better road safety performance. Differences in road safety between countries could be explained by the quality of infrastructure, driving conditions, the culture of driving, or the power of enforcement. Each of these elements is shaped by institutional contexts such as design, planning, and policy-making processes. Moreover, research about other technical systems has shown the powerful effect of organization, norms, and communication on safety. This led me to ask: How do our cultural and professional interpretations of safety influence the way we plan, design, and manage streets? Based on field studies, statistical analysis of crash and injury data, and interviews with practitioners, I found that professionals in California and Sweden share similar ideas about road safety, such as the roles of driver behavior, the road environment, and the vehicle in producing hazards. Professionals in both cases also face similar conflicts in road safety planning, such as whether to provide greater mobility for cars, or to reduce the speed of traffic to prevent injury. These similarities reflect shared professional and disciplinary backgrounds and sources of information, as well as similarities in the issues that municipalities and regions face. The main differences are in the interaction between road safety ideas and larger institutional contexts such as suburban land development. For instance, in the middle of the 20th century, Sweden created a multi-modal transportation system that accommodated cars as well as transit, pedestrians, and bicyclists--even in the suburbs. A combination of architects, city planners, and transportation engineers supported this development. Multi-disciplinary policy communities in Sweden found traction for their safety-oriented designs in the relatively integrated transportation and land use planning system. In the US, such integration was not the norm, and efforts to use design and land use controls to create a safe transportation system often meet resistance from the established institutions of the car-oriented road transportation system. Improving road safety in California and the US requires addressing not only the dominance of automobiles, but also recognizing that sectors outside of, but related to transportation, such as housing, public health, and land use planning, need to be key participants in creating a safe road transportation system.
Download or read book Pedestrian Safety Programs written by Gerald R. Vallette and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Road Safety written by Milenko Čabarkapa and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-23 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dedicated to all road users, highlighting their responsibility to do everything to protect their own safety and that of others. It is also dedicated to all road designers to do everything in their power to adapt the system to the opportunities and constraints of road users. At this moment in time, this book is needed to affirm the role and importance of the coordination and sharing of responsibilities at all levels of road traffic safety management, from global, regional, national, to local levels. Its key finding is that vertical coordination should be two-way: from global to local and from local to global, in both reflection and action. The book shows that, at the researched levels of organization the EU, Great Britain and Montenegro, it is possible achieve the goal of zero deaths in road traffic accidents by 2050.
Download or read book Spatial Analysis Methods of Road Traffic Collisions written by Becky P. Y. Loo and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examine the Prevalence and Geography of Road CollisionsSpatial Analysis Methods of Road Traffic Collisions centers on the geographical nature of road crashes, and uses spatial methods to provide a greater understanding of the patterns and processes that cause them. Written by internationally known experts in the field of transport geography, the bo
Download or read book Road Infrastructure Inclusive Development and Traffic Safety in Korea written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report combines empirical research on the relationship between road infrastructure, inclusive economic development and traffic safety with an assessment of policies and governance structures to help governments find ways to create effective, safe and inclusive transport infrastructures.
