Download or read book The Effectiveness of Psychological Traffic Calming written by Gareth Rogers and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effectiveness of Psychological Traffic Calming written by William Retherford Lisska and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second, a portion of College Park, is an older neighborhood a quarter mile north of the University of Florida. Research was conducted by administering a questionnaire to residents of both neighborhoods, performing a field survey to confirm the presence of psychological traffic calming, and recording speeds along four street segments, two from each neighborhood. Results indicated that the residents of both neighborhoods perceived their streets to be safe for pedestrians. Speeds on three out of four street segments were comparable to physical traffic calming design standards, best practice design speeds for residential streets, and the preferred speed of neighborhood residents (as determined by the questionnaire). The fourth segment was subject to a large amount of cut-through traffic and was only safe by the conventional 30 mph standard for residential streets. Overall, both the master-designed scheme of Haile Village Center and the informal scheme of College Park were effective at calming traffic and creating safe streets for pedestrians.
Download or read book Traffic calming written by Great Britain: Department for Transport and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-03-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication provides comprehensive advice on the use of traffic calming measures, covering the relevant legislation, design, effectiveness and installation. As well as examining general considerations it examines each of the methods of traffic calming and their background, cost and maintenance, effectiveness and environmental impact.
Download or read book Investigating the Effectiveness of Traffic Calming Strategies on Driver Behavior Traffic Flow and Speed written by Jacqueline Corkle and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effective Traffic Calming Applications and Implementation written by Amy J. Saffel and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mental Speed Bumps written by David Engwicht and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Advances in Traffic Psychology written by Mark Sullman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traffic psychology is a rapidly expanding and broad field within applied psychology with a considerable volume of research activities and a growing network of academic strands of enquiry. The discipline primarily focuses on the behaviour of road users and the psychological processes underlying these behaviours, looking at issues such as cognition, distraction, fatigue, personality and social aspects, often delivering practical applications and educational interventions. Traffic psychology has been the focus of research for almost as long as the motor car has been in existence and was first recognised as a discipline in 1990 when the International Association of Applied Psychology formed Division 13: Traffic and Transportation Psychology. The benefits of understanding traffic psychology are being increasingly recognised by a whole host of organisations keen to improve road safety or minimise health and safety risks when travelling in vehicles. The objective of this volume is to describe and discuss recent advances in the study of traffic psychology, with a major focus on how the field contributes to the understanding of at-risk road-user behaviour. The intended readerships include road-safety researchers from a variety of different academic backgrounds, senior practitioners in the field including regulatory authorities, the private and public sector personnel, and vehicle manufacturers concerned with improving road safety.
Download or read book Traffic Calming written by Reid H. Ewing and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The document reports the state of traffic calming programs in the United States. It also includes historical information about programs in other countries. For the purposes of this report, traffic calming involves changes in street alignment, installation of barriers, and other physical measures to reduce traffic speeds and cut-through volumes in the interest of street safety, livability, and other public purposes. This report focuses mainly on physical measures, including street closures and other volume controls under the traffic calming umbrella. Education and enforcement activities, such as neighborhood traffic safety campaigns, fall outside the umbrella but will be mentioned where relevant.
Download or read book The Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Traffic Calming Devices written by Ron Minnema and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Austroads (2004) promotes speed based design when installing LATM's and states that "there is very little systematic information available on device crossing speeds; there is even less reliable information on whether or not 'operating speeds' can be given for a given type of device." This book has been prepared for practitioners, and is based on research that investigates the effectiveness of traffic calming devices installed on local roads at twenty one locations in New Zealand. It compares the installation criteria and the resultant effects with the findings sourced from a literature review, and makes recommendations for further research.
Download or read book Infrastructure and Safety in a Collaborative World written by Evangelos Bekiaris and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-07-02 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book investigates how, and which, forgiving road environments (FOR) and self-explaining road measures (SER) will contribute to increasing road safety and also increase network efficiency on the road. It presents both the general approach and the methodology for generating the possible FOR and SER measures. The book further discusses the prioritization and the testing methodologies, as well as the designing VMS methodology. The next parts of the book present a few important examples: lane departure warning systems; intelligent speed adaptation systems and perception enhancement studies; designs of European pictorial signs, e.g. for VMS but also examples of designs of European road wordings; and finally how personalization can take place of VMS signs and wordings for the individual driver. The last part shows the final evaluation of FOR and SER, and detailed Multiple Criterion Analysis and Cost Benefit Analyses are performed on a number of FOR and SER measures. This results in the development of a set of guidelines, conclusions and recommendations for the future.
Download or read book From Physical Obstacles to Visible Reminders written by Sanjay and published by Tredition Gmbh. This book was released on 2024-05-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our streets have always served a dual purpose: facilitating movement and creating vibrant public spaces. However, the rise of automobiles in the 20th century often tipped the scales towards prioritizing speed over safety and community. Traffic calming emerged as a response to this imbalance, aiming to create safer and more livable environments. This evolution of traffic calming strategies reflects a shift from solely relying on physical obstacles to incorporating psychological cues and fostering a culture of shared responsibility. The Early Days: Physical Barriers and Enforcement The initial attempts at traffic calming were quite blunt. Speed bumps, median barriers, and chicanes (S-shaped road curves) were physically imposed on streets, forcing drivers to slow down. These measures were undeniably effective in reducing speed, but they often came with drawbacks. Speed bumps could be jarring for drivers and cyclists alike, while median barriers could restrict access for emergency vehicles. Additionally, heavy reliance on physical obstacles placed the burden solely on enforcement, potentially fostering a sense of resentment among drivers.
Download or read book Traffic written by Tom Vanderbilt and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Driving is a fact of life. We are all spending more and more time on the road, and traffic is an issue we face everyday. This book will make you think about it in a whole new light. We have always had a passion for cars and driving. Now Traffic offers us an exceptionally rich understanding of that passion. Vanderbilt explains why traffic jams form, outlines the unintended consequences of our attempts to engineer safety and even identifies the most common mistakes drivers make in parking lots. Based on exhaustive research and interviews with driving experts and traffic officials around the globe, Traffic gets under the hood of the quotidian activity of driving to uncover the surprisingly complex web of physical, psychological and technical factors that explain how traffic works.
Download or read book Technical Report written by Human Resources Research Organization and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effective Interventions for Speeding Motorists written by Fiona Fylan and published by Wallflower Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarises the results of research undertaken by two independent research groups (Brainbox Research and the University of Leeds) into the components of interventions that are most likely to change the behaviour of speeding drivers. This work also reports the discussions and consensus of an expert group meeting of scientists and stakeholders.
Download or read book Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure ICRDSI 2020 GEO TRA ENV WRM written by B. B. Das and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes selected papers from the International Conference on Recent Developments in Sustainable Infrastructure (ICRDSI-2020) and consists of themes pertaining to geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, environmental engineering and water resources management.
Download or read book Psychology From Research to Practice written by H. Pick and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book grew out of discussion at the meetings of the Board of Sci entific Affair,r of the American Psychological Association during the years 1972 through 1975. Members of the board felt that there was general misunderstanding by the public about the role of basic research in science. The problem was thought to be particularly severe in the case of the behavioral sciences but it appeared to be a reflection of a more general anti-intellectual attitude in the United States. At the same time basic researchers had been admittedly underconcerned with the prac tical application of their results. Yet many thoughtful scientists realize there is a very fruitful interplay between basic research and application. The proposal was made to prepare a book of case studies that demon strate the application of basic research in psychology. The book was organized to sample applications from a range of topics in psychology. The editorial board divided up responsibilities for these topics. Herschel W. Leibowitz focused on applications from exper imental and engineering psychology and Jerome E. Singer organized the section on applications to social problems. Alfred Steinschneider took responsibility for the section on clinical applications of basic research in psychology and Harold W. Stevenson organized the section on appli cations of basic research to developmental and educational problems.
Download or read book Speed Reduction Techniques for Rural High to low Speed Transitions written by Gerry John Forbes and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2011 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 412: Speed Reduction Techniques for Rural High-to-Low Speed Transitions explores techniques for lowering traffic speeds in rural transition zones. Transition zones are those portions of high-speed roads that have lower posted speed limits as the roadway approaches a settlement.
