The influence of sight distance for the speed of vehicles and road safety - inquiry and comparison in different European countries
2001 (English)In: Proceedings of the conference Traffic Safety on Three Continents: International conference in Moscow, Russia, 19-21 September, 2001 / [ed] Asp, Kenneth, Linköping: Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, 2001, Vol. 18A:2, 10- p.Conference paper, (Other academic)
Abstract [en]
This paper covers the following topics - the importance of sight distance in road design, stopping sight distance, overtaking sight distance, influence of sight distance on driver behavior, and measurement of sight distance and driver behavior. The paper cites and compares statistics on these topics from several nations.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Linköping: Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, 2001. Vol. 18A:2, 10- p.
Series
VTI konferens, ISSN 1104-7267 ; 18A:2
Keyword [en]
Sight distance, Safety, Accident, Behaviour, Speed, Stopping distance, Overtaking, International
National Category
Infrastructure Engineering
Research subject
80 Road: Traffic safety and accidents, 84 Road: Road users; 80 Road: Traffic safety and accidents, 82 Road: Geometric design and traffic safety
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:vti:diva-5094OAI: oai:DiVA.org:vti-5094DiVA: diva2:673924
Conference
Traffic Safety on Three Continents: International conference in Moscow, Russia, 19-21 September, 2001
2013-12-032013-12-032015-09-21Bibliographically approved