Rural Initiatives for Traffic Safety
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Page : 132 pages
File Size : 30,93 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Rural roads
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Page : 132 pages
File Size : 30,93 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Rural roads
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Page : 52 pages
File Size : 34,69 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Rural transportation
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This report describes the Rural Transportation Initiative, begun in May 1999 by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The main objective of the initiative is to guarantee that rural areas and small communities gain the economic, social, environmental, and community benefits that the DOT programs provide. Transportation modes covered in the report include highway travel, air transportation, public transit, railroads, water transportation and pipelines.
Author : Daniel Hughes
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,72 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Traffic safety
ISBN : 9781634631150
The disparity between urban and rural motor vehicle fatalities in the U.S. is well documented in academic research and reports show discrepancy between urban and rural fatalities. However, despite the decline in overall motor vehicle fatalities, the difference between urban and rural fatality rates has stayed relatively consistent. Rural fatalities still account for over half the overall fatalities despite having fewer vehicle miles travelled (VMT) than in urban areas. Therefore, examining the reasons behind the continued discrepancy between urban and rural motor vehicle deaths remains an important issue in safety management and research. This book discusses practices, roles of human behavior and effective programs in road and traffic safety.
Author : Jaime Sullivan (Professional engineer)
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,70 MB
Release : 2023
Category : Rural roads
ISBN : 9780309698924
"This report presents results from a multidisciplinary research project that developed a toolkit of behavioral traffic safety countermeasures for highway safety partners focused on rural road safety (e.g., tribal authorities, local government, law enforcement, emergency responders, engineers) to reduce the frequency and severity of motor vehicle crashes on roads in rural areas. This publication will be of interest to state highway safety offices; state and local departments of transportation; county departments of public works; tribal authorities; and other stakeholders concerned with improving traffic safety in rural areas." -- publisher's website
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Page : 88 pages
File Size : 45,12 MB
Release : 2003
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Author : Andrea Huseth-Zosel Huseth
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Page : 57 pages
File Size : 45,57 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Rural roads
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This report seeks to update and expand upon a 2007 (Vachal and McGowan) report by determining changes in traffic safety policy that may have occurred in each of the Northern Rocky Mountain Region (NRMR) states (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming) between 2006 and 2010. The report will ascertain what affect those policy changes have had on specific traffic safety issues, and compare each of the NRMR states with one another, with the NRMR region as a whole, and with the United States overall. In general, NRMR State Highway Safety Plan/Highway Safety Plans continue to focus on aggressive driving/speeding, impaired driving, seat belt use, graduate driver licensing, motorcycle safety and pedestrian safety. Traffic fatalities have declined in this region. There have been few changes made to NRMR state traffic safety policies from 2006 to 2010, so the likelihood that these declines resulted from changes in state law is low. Future research is needed to explain the decline in traffic fatalities in the NRMR.
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Page : 4 pages
File Size : 20,72 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Traffic accidents
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Author : United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Page : 52 pages
File Size : 46,31 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Traffic courts
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Page : 88 pages
File Size : 42,35 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Traffic accidents
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Author : Ruediger Lamm
Publisher : Witpress
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 15,24 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Technology & Engineering
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When accidents happen, drivers are blamed for the mishap. When drivers consistently fail at certain locations, it then becomes obvious that the problem lies not with them, but with the geometry of the road itself. Because accidents are not evenly distributed throughout the road network, locations with high accident rates are a clear indication that there are other factors involved, besides driver error, which are characterized by the road itself. In most countries, two-lane rural roads make up about 90 percent of rural networks and they account for over 60 percent of highway fatalities worldwide, approximately 500,000 people per year. The methodology described in this book will support the achievement of quantified measures of: design consistency; operating speed consistency; and, driving dynamic consistency. The safety criteria are then combined into an overall safety module for a simplified general overview of the safety evaluation process. The authors also encourage the coordination of safety concerns with important economic, environmental and aesthetic considerations. This book will be an invaluable aid to educators, students, consultants, highway engineers and administrators, as well as scientists in the fields of highway design and traffic safety engineering.