The handbook of road safety measures

The second edition of the "Handbook of road safety measures" (previously published in 2004) gives state-of-the-art summaries of current knowledge regarding the effects of 128 road safety measures. It covers all areas of road safety including: traffic control; vehicle inspection; driver tra...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Elvik, Rune
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2009.
Edition2nd ed.
Subjects
Highway engineering.
Roads > Safety measures.
Roads > Design and construction.
Traffic safety.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781848552517
9781786359568
DOI10.1108/9781848552517
Physical Description1 online resource (1124 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Background and guide to readers
  • Literature survey and meta-analysis
  • Factors contributing to road accidents
  • Basic concepts of road safety research
  • Assessing the quality of evaluation studies
  • The contribution of research to road safety policy-making
  • Road design and road equipment
  • Road maintenance
  • Traffic control
  • Vehicle design and protective devices
  • Vehicle and garage inspection
  • Driver training and regulation of professional drivers
  • Public education and information
  • Police enforcement and sanctions
  • Post-accident care
  • General-purpose policy instruments.

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