Book Description
A guide for maintaining pedestrian facilities for enhanced safety /
Author : U.s. Department of Transportation
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 41,48 MB
Release : 2018-07-23
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ISBN : 9781723434594
A guide for maintaining pedestrian facilities for enhanced safety /
Author : United States. National Highway Safety Bureau
Publisher :
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 41,55 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Roads
ISBN :
Author : American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force for Roadside Safety
Publisher :
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 25,73 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Roads
ISBN :
Author : Angie Schmitt
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 45,59 MB
Release : 2020-08-27
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1642830836
The face of the pedestrian safety crisis looks a lot like Ignacio Duarte-Rodriguez. The 77-year old grandfather was struck in a hit-and-run crash while trying to cross a high-speed, six-lane road without crosswalks near his son’s home in Phoenix, Arizona. He was one of the more than 6,000 people killed while walking in America in 2018. In the last ten years, there has been a 50 percent increase in pedestrian deaths. The tragedy of traffic violence has barely registered with the media and wider culture. Disproportionately the victims are like Duarte-Rodriguez—immigrants, the poor, and people of color. They have largely been blamed and forgotten. In Right of Way, journalist Angie Schmitt shows us that deaths like Duarte-Rodriguez’s are not unavoidable “accidents.” They don’t happen because of jaywalking or distracted walking. They are predictable, occurring in stark geographic patterns that tell a story about systemic inequality. These deaths are the forgotten faces of an increasingly urgent public-health crisis that we have the tools, but not the will, to solve. Schmitt examines the possible causes of the increase in pedestrian deaths as well as programs and movements that are beginning to respond to the epidemic. Her investigation unveils why pedestrians are dying—and she demands action. Right of Way is a call to reframe the problem, acknowledge the role of racism and classism in the public response to these deaths, and energize advocacy around road safety. Ultimately, Schmitt argues that we need improvements in infrastructure and changes to policy to save lives. Right of Way unveils a crisis that is rooted in both inequality and the undeterred reign of the automobile in our cities. It challenges us to imagine and demand safer and more equitable cities, where no one is expendable.
Author :
Publisher : AASHTO
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 27,76 MB
Release : 2004
Category : CD-ROMS.
ISBN : 1560512717
Author : Rune Elvik
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 1137 pages
File Size : 14,61 MB
Release : 2009-10-14
Category : 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 :
Publisher :
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 33,72 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Highway transport workers
ISBN :
Author : Lee August Rodegerdts
Publisher : Transportation Research Board
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 25,59 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309155118
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 672: Roundabouts: An Informational Guide - Second Edition explores the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of roundabouts. The report also addresses issues that may be useful in helping to explain the trade-offs associated with roundabouts. This report updates the U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, based on experience gained in the United States since that guide was published in 2000.
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Publisher :
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 41,80 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Roads
ISBN :
Basic road safety manual for transportation engineers. Provides an introduction to the road safety field, and describes the safety analysis process, the relationship between components of the road and safety, and the steps required to complete technical studies (sight distances, spot speed, etc.).
Author : United States. Federal Highway Administration. Implementation Division
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 25,40 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Pedestrian accidents
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